Budget & Strategy Planner

How it works

What you get

  • Volumes per year. How many tonnes you need each year until net zero, split into avoidance, nature-based removals and durable removals.
  • A budget range. Low, mid and high cost scenarios per year, based on public market prices with their source and date.
  • Spot or offtake. What it costs to secure removals now at fixed prices, compared with buying the same tonnes later on the spot market.

How it works

  1. You enter your company size and your Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. We check whether you are a Category A or B company under the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 (Table 2).
  2. We assume your emissions fall in a straight line to your residual level in your net-zero year. You choose what to cover each year before then.
  3. From 2035, Category A companies need removals equal to at least 1% of their emissions, rising in a straight line to 100% by their net-zero year (CNZS-C45). At net zero, all residual emissions are neutralised with removals (CNZS-C46).
  4. We price each credit type with a low, mid and high price path. An offtake fixes today’s mid price for the tonnes you secure.

Price ranges (EUR per tonne, 2026)

Credit typeLowMidHighYearly change
Avoidance€3.19€5.67€7.610% / 3% / 8%
Nature-based removal€13.28€16.51€25.272% / 5% / 10%
Durable removal€115.06€135.35€150.40-2% / 1% / 4%

Public market prices in 2026, in euros. US dollar prices are converted at the ECB reference rate of 2026-10-01 (1.1298 USD per EUR). The yearly price change per scenario is our modelling assumption, not a published forecast: we found no free public source with numeric long-term price paths.

Where each price comes from

  • Avoidance, low: MSCI reduction credits, 12-month average, USD 3.6/t (source, 2026-06)
  • Avoidance, mid: Sylvera, average price per credit retired, Q2 2026, USD 6.41/t (source, 2026-07-13)
  • Avoidance, high: MSCI higher-quality reduction credits, 12-month average, USD 8.6/t (source, 2026-06)
  • Nature-based removal, low: MSCI short-lived removals (ARR-type), 12-month average, about USD 15/t (source, 2026-06)
  • Nature-based removal, mid: Sylvera IFM BBB+ average, H1 2026, USD 18.65/t (source, 2026-07-13)
  • Nature-based removal, high: Sylvera ARR BBB+ average, H1 2026, USD 28.55/t (source, 2026-07-13)
  • Durable removal, low: MSCI long-lived removals, minimum average, USD 130/t (source, 2026-06)
  • Durable removal, mid: Puro.earth CORC Biochar Price Index (CORCCHAR), EUR 135.35 (source, 2026-08)
  • Durable removal, high: Puro.earth CORC Carbon Removal Price Index (CORCX), EUR 150.40 (source, 2026-08)

SBTi rules we apply

  • Company category: CNZS V2.0 Table 2.
  • CNZS-C45: from 2035, removals equal to at least 1% of your emissions, rising in a straight line to 100% by your net-zero year. Required for Category A, optional for Category B.
  • CNZS-C46: at net zero and after, all residual emissions are neutralised with removals.

Source: SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0. Income groups: World Bank.

Assumptions

  • We assume your emissions fall in a straight line to your residual level. Your real pathway will differ.
  • We treat all your emissions as long-lived greenhouse gases (such as CO2 and N2O). This can only overstate the share of durable removals, never understate it.
  • If your net-zero year is 2035 or earlier, the 2035 removals ramp (CNZS-C45) does not apply. Only the neutralisation of residual emissions at net zero (CNZS-C46) is included.
  • An offtake fixes today’s mid price for the tonnes you secure, with no discount assumed.

Questions

Who is this planner for?

Sustainability, procurement and finance teams that know their footprint and need to set a carbon credit budget for next year or a multi-year strategy.

What is the difference between Category A and Category B?

SBTi V2 splits companies by size and country. Large companies anywhere, and medium-sized companies in high-income countries, are Category A. From 2035 they must support carbon removals every year. For Category B companies this is optional, but every company with a net-zero target must neutralise its residual emissions at net zero.

Where do the prices come from?

From public market data: MSCI, Sylvera and Puro.earth price indexes and reports, with a low, mid and high price per credit type. Each price and its date is listed under How it works. Prices change, so treat the budget as a range, not a quote.

What is an offtake?

An agreement to buy a set volume of credits from a project over several years at a price agreed today. It gives you certainty of supply and price, which matters most for scarce durable removals.

What happens with my data?

Your email and first name give you instant access; we do not email you a report. Your emissions figures are not stored; we only keep the category, tonnes and budget range of your plan with your contact details. Marketing emails are sent only if you tick the box.

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See how many credits you need each year, which types, and what they cost if you buy spot or secure an offtake. Includes the SBTi V2 requirements for your company size.

  • Year-by-year volumes and budget ranges
  • SBTi V2 Category A or B, checked for you
  • Spot versus offtake, in euros

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