ICE Announces Plans to Launch Environmental Registry Technology Services to Bring State-of-the-Art Infrastructure to Support the Growth of Carbon Markets
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) has announced plans to launch ICE GreenTrace™, an environmental registry technology service, in late 2025. The platform aims to support registries and registry users across the carbon credit lifecycle, bringing advanced infrastructure to carbon markets.
Winrock International's Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) will be the launch partner, implementing the technology for its crediting programs: ACR, the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), and the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA). ERT launched ACR in 1996 as the world's first private greenhouse gas registry.
ICE's environmental markets achieved significant milestones in 2024, with 20.4 million environmental contracts traded, equivalent to over $1 trillion in notional value, marking the fourth consecutive year exceeding this threshold, with more than $50 billion physically delivered to multiple registries.
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) ha annunciato piani per lanciare ICE GreenTrace™, un servizio tecnologico di registrazione ambientale, entro la fine del 2025. La piattaforma mira a supportare i registri e gli utenti dei registri durante il ciclo di vita dei crediti di carbonio, portando un'infrastruttura avanzata ai mercati del carbonio.
Il Winrock International's Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) sarà il partner di lancio, implementando la tecnologia per i suoi programmi di accreditamento: ACR, l'Architettura per le Transazioni REDD+ (ART) e l'Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA). ERT ha lanciato ACR nel 1996 come il primo registro privato al mondo per i gas a effetto serra.
I mercati ambientali di ICE hanno raggiunto traguardi significativi nel 2024, con 20,4 milioni di contratti ambientali scambiati, equivalenti a oltre 1 trilione di dollari in valore nominale, segnando il quarto anno consecutivo oltre questa soglia, con oltre 50 miliardi di dollari fisicamente consegnati a più registri.
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) ha anunciado planes para lanzar ICE GreenTrace™, un servicio de tecnología de registro ambiental, a finales de 2025. La plataforma tiene como objetivo apoyar a los registros y usuarios de registros a lo largo del ciclo de vida de los créditos de carbono, aportando infraestructura avanzada a los mercados de carbono.
El Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) de Winrock International será el socio de lanzamiento, implementando la tecnología para sus programas de acreditación: ACR, la Arquitectura para Transacciones REDD+ (ART) y el Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA). ERT lanzó ACR en 1996 como el primer registro privado de gases de efecto invernadero en el mundo.
Los mercados ambientales de ICE lograron hitos significativos en 2024, con 20,4 millones de contratos ambientales negociados, equivalentes a más de 1 billón de dólares en valor nominal, marcando el cuarto año consecutivo superando este umbral, con más de 50 mil millones de dólares entregados físicamente a múltiples registros.
인터컨티넨탈 익스체인지 (NYSE:ICE)는 2025년 말까지 환경 등록 기술 서비스인 ICE GreenTrace™를 출시할 계획을 발표했습니다. 이 플랫폼은 탄소 신용 생태계에서 등록부와 등록 사용자들을 지원하고, 탄소 시장에 고급 인프라를 제공하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
Winrock International의 환경 자원 신탁(ERT)은 출범 파트너로서 ACR, REDD+ 거래를 위한 아키텍처(ART), 에너지 전환 가속기(ETA)와 같은 신용 프로그램을 위한 기술을 구현할 것입니다. ERT는 1996년에 세계 최초의 민간 온실가스 등록부인 ACR을 출시했습니다.
ICE의 환경 시장은 2024년에 2040만 개의 환경 계약이 거래되며 1조 달러 이상에 해당하는 가짜 가치를 나타내는 의미 있는 이정표를 달성했습니다. 이는 이 문턱을 초과한 4년 연속의 달성이며, 500억 달러 이상이 여러 등록부에 물리적으로 전달되었습니다.
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) a annoncé des plans pour lancer ICE GreenTrace™, un service de technologie de registre environnemental, à la fin de l'année 2025. La plateforme vise à soutenir les registres et les utilisateurs de registres tout au long du cycle de vie des crédits carbone, apportant une infrastructure avancée aux marchés du carbone.
Le Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) de Winrock International sera le partenaire de lancement, mettant en œuvre la technologie pour ses programmes d'accréditation : ACR, l'Architecture pour les Transactions REDD+ (ART) et l'Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA). L'ERT a lancé l'ACR en 1996 en tant que premier registre privé mondial des gaz à effet de serre.
Les marchés environnementaux de l'ICE ont atteint des jalons significatifs en 2024, avec 20,4 millions de contrats environnementaux échangés, équivalant à plus de 1 trillion de dollars en valeur nominale, marquant la quatrième année consécutive à dépasser ce seuil, avec plus de 50 milliards de dollars physiquement livrés à plusieurs registres.
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) hat Pläne angekündigt, ICE GreenTrace™, einen Dienst zur Umweltregistrierungstechnologie, Ende 2025 einzuführen. Die Plattform zielt darauf ab, Register und Registrierungsnutzer im gesamten Lebenszyklus von Kohlenstoffgutschriften zu unterstützen und fortschrittliche Infrastruktur für die Kohlenstoffmärkte bereitzustellen.
Die Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) von Winrock International wird der Launch-Partner sein und die Technologie für ihre Akkreditierungsprogramme umsetzen: ACR, die Architektur für REDD+-Transaktionen (ART) und den Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA). ERT hat 1996 ACR als das weltweit erste private Treibhausgasregister eingeführt.
Die Umweltmärkte von ICE haben 2024 bedeutende Meilensteine erreicht, mit 20,4 Millionen gehandelten Umweltverträgen, was einem nominalen Wert von über 1 Billion Dollar entspricht. Dies bedeutet das vierte Jahr in Folge, in dem dieser Schwellenwert überschritten wurde, wobei mehr als 50 Milliarden Dollar physisch an mehrere Register geliefert wurden.
- Record trading volume of 20.4 million environmental contracts in 2024
- Over $1 trillion in notional value achieved for fourth consecutive year
- $50 billion physically delivered to multiple registries
- Partnership with established industry leader ERT (founded 1996)
- New platform launch delayed until late 2025
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ICE's strategic launch of GreenTrace™ represents a pivotal advancement in carbon market infrastructure that could significantly reshape the $1 trillion environmental derivatives market. The platform's 2025 launch timing is particularly strategic, coinciding with increasing global pressure for standardized carbon trading mechanisms and enhanced market transparency.
The partnership with Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) is especially significant for three reasons: First, ERT's operation of ACR (since 1996) and ART (since 2018) brings nearly three decades of carbon market expertise and established market credibility. Second, their involvement in the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) provides direct access to emerging market opportunities in developing economies. Third, this combination creates a powerful network effect that could accelerate market adoption.
The technology infrastructure implications are substantial:
- Integration with ICE's existing environmental derivatives platform could create unprecedented market efficiency and liquidity
- Standardized infrastructure could reduce market fragmentation and enhance price discovery
- Digital transformation of registry services could significantly reduce transaction costs and operational friction
The record trading volume of 20.4 million environmental contracts in 2024 demonstrates strong market momentum. GreenTrace™ is well-positioned to capture this growth by providing the secure, regulated and transparent operational framework necessary for institutional investment scaling. This infrastructure play could potentially cement ICE's position as the dominant platform for environmental markets while generating substantial recurring revenue through technology services.
Launch Partners ACR and ART will transition to the next-generation registry platform in 2025
Launch partner, Winrock International’s Environmental Resources Trust (ERT), will use ICE’s registry technology service for its world-leading crediting programs: ACR, the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) and the new sectoral crediting standard in development for the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA).
ERT launched ACR, formerly the American Carbon Registry, in 1996 as the world’s first private greenhouse gas registry. ART was established in 2018 as the first market-based initiative to incentivize the protection and restoration of tropical forests at scale, also known as jurisdictional REDD+. ERT was selected in 2023 by the ETA Founding Partners to develop and pilot the carbon crediting standard for the ETA to accelerate a clean power transition in emerging and developing economies.
“The ICE registry platform is a leap forward for the technology infrastructure underpinning global carbon markets, providing powerful next-generation digital functionality to all registry users to enhance efficiency and market integration,” said Mary Grady, CEO of Environmental Resources Trust. “Bringing nearly 30 years of carbon market experience to our role as ICE’s launch partner, we are excited to join forces with an industry leader to deliver a transformational platform that supports the market growth required to achieve global climate goals.”
“Building on more than two decades of expertise in analogue to digital transformations across multiple asset classes, ICE now plans to deliver mission-critical infrastructure to the carbon credit market. We selected ERT as our launch partner based on their reputation for excellence, longstanding support of carbon markets, and commitment to a market infrastructure transformation,” said Gordon Bennett, Global Head of Environmental Markets at ICE. "ICE’s technology will bring unparalleled financial market infrastructure to allow customers to more confidently invest in and manage carbon assets at a time when transparency and trust are vital for scaling carbon credit markets.”
Since its inception, ICE has built a global digital network connecting energy and environmental market participants to the tools needed to mitigate risk, achieve compliance, and invest, all within a secure, highly regulated, and transparent operational framework. Today, ICE is home to the most liquid venues in the world to trade energy and environmental derivatives. In 2024, a record 20.4 million environmental contracts traded on ICE, equivalent to over
To find out more information about ICE’s environmental registry services or to be kept updated on progress, please contact GreenTrace@ICE.com.
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About Environmental Resources Trust
Environmental Resources Trust (ERT), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, offers trusted solutions to environmental markets to catalyze transformational climate impacts. With the mission of harnessing the power of markets to improve the environment, ERT operates internationally recognized carbon crediting programs, ACR and the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART). Founded in 1996 as the world’s first private carbon registry, ACR has extensive operational experience in global compliance and voluntary carbon markets, having issued over 300 million high-quality, verified CO2 emission reduction and removals credits. ART is the leading global carbon market initiative for jurisdictional REDD+, ensuring the social and environmental integrity of climate results from protecting and restoring forests at scale. ART’s growing pipeline of participating jurisdictions currently includes over two dozen governments on five continents covering 400 million hectares of tropical forests. ERT is also developing the sectoral carbon crediting standard for the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA), with the goal of incentivizing steeper and more rapid decarbonization of the electric power sector in emerging and developing economies. The ETA is an innovative carbon finance platform launched in 2023 by the
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