Element Markets

What Element Markets does

Element Markets, operating primarily through its Anew Climate brand (legal entity Anew Climate, LLC), is a Houston-headquartered environmental commodities and decarbonization solutions company founded in 2005. The firm markets renewable natural gas (RNG), low-carbon gas, carbon credits, low-carbon electricity, emission credits, and maritime Bio-LNG to enterprise clients across technology, industrial, agriculture, and transportation sectors. Revenue is generated through transaction-fee-based sale of environmental credits and compliance navigation services, with the company acting as an intermediary between project developers (e.g., its wholly-owned subsidiary Aurora Sustainable Lands, which manages over 6 million forested acres) and end buyers seeking to address Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

The company operates two proprietary technology platforms — the Epoch Evaluation Platform for carbon project evaluation and tracking, and the Anew CI (Carbon Intensity) platform for lifecycle emissions scoring — alongside a web-based client portal for transaction management. GTM motion is direct enterprise field sales with a consultative, customized-solution approach rather than self-serve or transactional pricing; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. A 400+ project portfolio and claimed $5B+ in cumulative global climate impact delivered serve as core scale metrics, supported by 200+ professionals across US, Europe, and Asia operations including a new Singapore hub established in May 2026.

Ownership and capital structure are anchored by private equity investors TPG Rise Fund and NGP Energy, both classified as core financial partners. The firm was recognized as Climate Action Reserve's 2025 Project Developer of the Year and holds registered trademarks for the Anew Climate brand and Epoch platform in the US and Canada. Customer concentration evidence is thin, but JPMorganChase is named as a flagship buyer through the Dynamic Baseline Credits program issued in April 2026 with Aurora Sustainable Lands.

Name

Element Markets

Legal name

Anew Climate, LLC

Website

https://elementmarkets.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Element Markets, operating as Anew Climate, is a Houston-based environmental commodities firm that markets renewable natural gas, carbon credits, and Bio-LNG to enterprise sustainability buyers, backed by TPG Rise Fund and NGP Energy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Commodities and Decarbonization Services

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Credit Portfolio & Inventory Management (Banking, Hedging, Optimization) (EUAGAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Credit Brokerage & Trading (Spot, Forward, Structured Products) (EUABADAB), Emissions Factors, LCA & Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platforms (EUABAEAD), Compliance & Claims Services for Offsets/Allowances (Retirement, Claims, Audits) (EUAGAIAM), Carbon Markets & Climate Finance (Offsets, Allowances, Carbon Funds) (FSAAALAH)

Keywords

• Renewable natural gas
• Environmental commodities
• Carbon credit trading
• Low-carbon fuels
• Decarbonization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Carbon Credits: Sale of verified carbon credits for reducing and removing emissions in voluntary and compliance markets
2. Renewable Natural Gas Credits: RNG compliance and credit pathway navigation for low-carbon fuels
3. Low Carbon Electricity: Access to RECs and EV credits in voluntary and compliance markets
4. Emission Credits: Offset regulated pollutants with emission reduction credits
5. Bio-LNG (Liquefied Biogas): Maritime low-carbon fuel solutions for shipping industry decarbonization

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Element Markets, operating under the Anew Climate brand, markets renewable natural gas (RNG), carbon credits, low-carbon electricity (renewable energy certificates), and emission credits (LCFS) to help hard-to-abate industrial, technology, agricultural, and transportation companies transition to cleaner energy and meet climate compliance obligations. The company also provides compliance expertise, project development, and advisory services across voluntary and compliance environmental markets.

Product overview

Anew Climate, backed by Element Markets, operates a comprehensive decarbonization platform with two primary solution categories: Replace Carbon Intensive Fuels (Renewable Natural Gas, Low Carbon Gas, Compliance Expertise, and Maritime/Bio-LNG) and Reduce Emissions (Carbon Credits, Low Carbon Electricity, Emission Credits). The platform is supported by the Anew CI Carbon Intensity platform for lifecycle emissions assessment and the Epoch Evaluation Platform for project tracking and analytics. The company serves sustainability leaders, carbon project partners, RNG producers, investment partners, and compliance managers across technology, industrial, agriculture, and transportation sectors, with a portfolio of over 400 projects and $5B+ in climate impact delivered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Epoch Evaluation Platform: Carbon intensity evaluation platform for measuring and assessing carbon performance

Products and services

• Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)

Quantifiable outcome

• $5B+ in global climate impact delivered
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Aurora Sustainable LandscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026Portfolio company and strategic partner for Improved Forest Management projects. Jointly issued Dynamic Baseline Credits to JPMorganChase. Over 6 million forested acres protected through this partnership.
• AvenirmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2026Completed first joint Bio-LNG bunkering in Europe in March 2026. Partnership for maritime low-carbon fuel solutions.
• Carbon MeasuresminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2026Joined Carbon Measures initiative to advance global carbon accounting standards and policies supporting market-based solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• South Pole Group: Global carbon project developer and environmental commodities broker offering carbon credits, renewable energy certificates, and corporate decarbonization solutions. Direct overlap with Element Markets across carbon credit origination, brokerage, and enterprise advisory.
• 3Degrees: Environmental commodities broker providing RECs, carbon offsets, RNG, and transportation decarbonization solutions to enterprise buyers. Closely comparable in product breadth across voluntary and compliance markets and enterprise GTM motion.
• Renewable Choice Energy: Environmental attribute broker specializing in RECs, carbon offsets, and PPAs for corporate sustainability buyers. Comparable mid-market enterprise broker model with similar revenue streams across voluntary environmental commodities.

Emerging players

• Patch: API-first carbon credit marketplace enabling businesses to programmatically purchase verified offsets. Overlaps with Element Markets' carbon credit brokerage but with a digital marketplace model rather than enterprise field sales.

Others

• Climate Action Reserve: Premier carbon offset registry and standards body that awarded Element Markets '2025 Project Developer of the Year.' An ecosystem enabler rather than direct competitor, but its protocols directly shape the credit supply Element Markets monetizes.
• Gold Standard: Certification body for high-integrity carbon credits and sustainable development projects. Comparable to Verra as ecosystem infrastructure that defines voluntary credit quality and directly impacts the demand and pricing of credits Element Markets sells.
• Verra: Operator of the world's leading carbon credit standards (VCS) and registry. Functions as upstream ecosystem infrastructure that defines the credits Element Markets trades and develops; not a competitor but a critical counterparty in the value chain.

Broad incumbents

• Trafigura: Global commodities trader expanding into environmental commodities, carbon credits, and energy transition products. A broad incumbent threat with substantially greater balance sheet capacity to absorb environmental market share.
• Mercuria Energy Trading: One of the world's largest independent commodity traders with a growing environmental markets and carbon trading desk. Represents the type of deep-pocketed incumbent increasingly competing for the same enterprise carbon and RNG customers as Element Markets.
• Cargill Environmental Markets: Diversified agribusiness with a dedicated Environmental Markets business trading voluntary and compliance credits, including RNG and biofuel credits. Directly comparable to Element Markets' commodity brokerage role but operating within a much larger corporate parent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AnewClimate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anewclimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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