1. Carbon Pricing Framework: Explicit (EU ETS) vs. Implicit/Internal Shadow Pricing
TotalEnergies employs an internal carbon price (ICP)1 or shadow price in its project evaluations and asset impairment testing. Currently, its base case includes a minimum price of $100/tCO₂ (or higher jurisdictional prices) starting in 2023, with a 2% annual increase after 2030.
Sensitivity…
The Core Carbon Principles (CCP), established by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), constitute the most stringent quality benchmark in the carbon market. CCP-qualified credits must satisfy three fundamental criteria: additionality (the emission reductions would not have occurred without the financial incentive of the carbon credit), permanence (the reductions are irreversible over…
Carbon Credit Market