Global – October 12, 2026 -- Carbon credit retirements have reached the highest level Clever has recorded for the first half of any year, according to the carbon market data provider's latest monthly tracking.

Buyers retire higher-quality credits as demand for integrity rises

Clever says the quality of retired credits is improving. It attributes the shift to a maturing market and buyer demand for integrity, transparency and accountability. The source gives no absolute retirement volumes or year-on-year percentages.

New York – October 12, 2026 -- Transparency was the single dominant theme among carbon market participants at Climate Week NYC 2025, with buyers pressing for clearer verification quality and faster registry processes, according to data provider Clever.

Clever and Lympha host a buyer evening at Monarch Rooftop Bar

Clever and co-host Lympha ran an evening event at the Monarch Rooftop Bar during the week. Buyers used the session to compare notes on what is working in carbon markets and what needs fixing.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- Clever has added more than 150,000 transactions and over 500 projects to its database over the past year, and says it is working toward a completed Enterprise Module in 2026.

Global – – October 12, 2026 -- Sales of the Buyers Module on carbon data platform Clever tripled in the last quarter, the company said, as it readies an Enterprise Module for the Voluntary Carbon Market.

Clever adds search depth and document access after a year of client input

Over the past year, Clever worked with clients to identify the information that buy-side and sell-side stakeholders need. Users asked for deeper comparative analysis, more detailed field searches and links between aligned stakeholders.

Europe – October 12, 2026 -- Clever has activated a three-module SaaS suite for carbon market data, including a free Open Access tier covering 20,000 structured carbon offset project profiles, with no sign-up, private data sharing or paywall.

Open Access tier covers 20,000 projects across global registries

The free module provides project profiles, methodology protocols and credit issuance tables. It targets researchers, market observers and early-stage analysts who need broad visibility into carbon market activity but not advanced buyer or risk data.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- Carbon market data platform Clever has launched its Enterprise Module and rolled out a series of updates centered on CORSIA project data, organization search and data exports.

Clever adds CORSIA issuance tables, labels and filters

Project pages now carry detailed CORSIA issuance tables. Individual issuances are labeled for CORSIA, and the Browse Projects page offers granular CORSIA filtering. Clever says the changes make it easier to identify credits aligned with emerging compliance and aviation demand signals.

India – October 12, 2026 -- Carbon-markets data provider Clever will release CleverIQ, a natural language query tool, in early access on May 1, adding a partnership with ICR and highlighting client Compliance Kart's new ENVR marketplace.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- Carbon market data platform Clever has added the ICR registry to its dataset, giving users a single place to compare projects and methodologies across registries.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- Clever has added Reduction vs. Removal classifications to detailed issuance tables, covering more than 2,400 projects across the CAR, Gold Standard and Rainbow registries where data is available.

Credit-level tags target net-zero purchasing decisions

The added layer lets buyers evaluate project characteristics faster and align purchases with corporate strategies, net-zero commitments and shifting market preferences. Clever offers the classifications through its platform, and a free Open Access Module is available for sign-up.