Superpollutants: How market mechanisms can pull the emergency brake of climate change

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The SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 — June 2026

In June 2026, SBTi published CNZS V2.0 — the new Corporate Net-Zero Standard. These guidelines represent a significant shift, and with formal validation not opening until early 2027, many companies are uncertain about when and how to act. Our latest guide translates the standard's requirements into a science-based plan you can execute today to maximize your impact — for your business and for the planet.

Understanding these changes and anticipating the future evolution of the policy and standards landscape will be pivotal for the long-term climate impact of your business. Forward-looking companies can use CNZS V2.0 to help future-proof their sustainability programs today. The success of your climate strategy depends on building durable foundations that persist across guidance changes — not just reacting to or waiting for each new release.

What’s inside

• Required vs. optional under CNZS V2.0: clear timelines, thresholds, and decisions before and after 2035.
• Internal carbon pricing made operational: price selection, governance, and how to route funds into verified outcomes.
• A future-proof portfolio plan: near-term credits, EACs for hard-to-abate scope 2 and scope 3 emissions, the shift to removals, and securing long-lived supply ahead of competition.
• Supplier playbook for scope 3: prioritizing supplier cohorts, coordinating responsibility claims, and building a pathway for supplier action.

A buyer’s guide to carbon credits

Get actionable guidance for engaging with the voluntary carbon market, no matter your level of experience:

• An introduction to carbon credits
• A portfolio approach
• A long-term outlook on pricing and supply

Guidance that matches your experience level

Carbon markets are complex, and constantly evolving. Buyers need education informed by the latest science that meets them where they are.

01: An introduction to carbon credits

If you’ve never purchased carbon credits before, this guide is your primer on the fundamentals.

02: A portfolio approach

If you’ve purchased credits and are looking to make more impact, this guide gives you the next step.

03: Outlook on pricing and supply

If you’re an experienced buyer, this guide will help inform your near- and long-term climate strategy.

What you’ll learn

To help you take climate action with more confidence, each guide will:

• Explain the risks and benefits of purchasing carbon credits
• Provide a strategic pathway to maximizing climate impact and mitigating risk
• Offer a tactical buying checklist to corporate sustainability leaders

Data analysis of the post-election VCM

Get insights into the state of carbon markets since the U.S. presidential election.

You’ll learn:

• Whether companies are withdrawing from carbon markets and climate commitments
• Which project types are in high demand and short supply
• How to engage strategically with carbon markets in an unevenly distributed supply crunch

Leading signals for market trends

The Patch platform collects and aggregates signals other sources don’t — like what buyers are searching for versus what they actually purchase, preferences broken out by mechanism and rating, and more.

This report includes insightful data on every project type in the VCM plus expert analysis of what it means.