Net Zero Markets

What Net Zero Markets does

Net Zero Markets Ltd is a London-based, privately held company founded in 2021 by Louis Redshaw that develops environmental market risk management tools, products, and contracts. Its sole commercial product is the Global Emission Reduction (GER), a physically-delivered hybrid carbon offset contract designed to act as a single global benchmark price for the Voluntary Carbon Market. The GER is structured as four independently tradable sub-contracts: the Base Carbon Contract (BCC) covering renewables and energy efficiency, the Forestry Carbon Contract (FCC) covering agriculture, forestry and land use, the Prime Carbon Contract (PCC) covering projects delivering multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the Carbon Capture Contract (CCC) covering long-lived removals such as biochar, BECCS and DACC. The CCC share is fixed to increase annually and reach 100% of the benchmark by 2050, aligned with the Oxford Principles. All underlying credits are verified by Verra or Gold Standard, and the composition is recalibrated each year based on observed global retirement trends under the supervision of a GER Supervisory Committee.

The company distributes the GER exclusively through partner channels rather than direct sales: spot contracts on AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), US futures on Nodal Exchange, and European futures on EEX Group, with retail and SMB access handled by partner Plannet Zero, which issues certificates and retires credits on a public registry. Revenue is generated through low transaction fees on exchange listings and fees on Plannet Zero retail sales, with an introductory zero-fee retail offer. Target customers span individuals and small businesses seeking simple net zero pathways, large corporates implementing offsetting strategies, and investors and funds seeking transparent voluntary carbon exposure. The team is small (1-10 employees) and lean on senior environmental markets talent drawn from Barclays, Redshaw Advisors, Clifford Chance, NM Rothschild, IETA, and CMIA, supplemented by an advisor from Financial Machines. The company has no disclosed external funding and no disclosed revenue.

Name

Net Zero Markets

Legal name

Net Zero Markets Ltd

Website

https://netzeromarkets.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Net Zero Markets Ltd is a London-based, privately held firm that designs and distributes the Global Emission Reduction (GER), a hybrid carbon offset contract listed on multiple exchanges (ACX, Nodal, EEX) and via retail partner Plannet Zero, serving corporates, SMBs, and investors in the Voluntary Carbon Market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voluntary Carbon Markets

akta.pro primary industry

GHG Accounting & Net-Zero/Decarbonization Planning (Scopes 1–3) (EUAHAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Net-Zero Target Setting & SBTi/Net-Zero Standard Support (EUABAKAA)

Keywords

• Voluntary carbon market
• Carbon offset contracts
• Environmental risk management
• Carbon credit trading
• Emissions trading

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Carbon Credit Trading Fees: Revenue generated from facilitating the purchase and sale of GER carbon credit contracts across multiple exchanges. The GER is available as spot contracts on ACX, futures on Nodal Exchange, and via EEX Group, with low transaction fees enabled by exchange listing.
2. Retail Carbon Credit Sales: Revenue from direct retail sales of GER credits through partner Plannet Zero, which handles certificate issuance and retirement for individual and small business customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Net Zero Markets develops and distributes the Global Emission Reduction (GER), a physically-delivered hybrid carbon offset contract that serves as a single global benchmark price for the Voluntary Carbon Market. The GER is composed of four independently traded sub-contracts (Base Carbon Contract, Forestry Carbon Contract, Prime Carbon Contract, and Carbon Capture Contract) verified by Verra and Gold Standard, and is distributed through spot listings on AirCarbon Exchange, futures on Nodal Exchange, European listings on EEX, and a retail channel via Plannet Zero.

Product overview

Net Zero Markets offers a single unified product—the Global Emission Reduction (GER)—a groundbreaking carbon contract designed to provide a benchmark carbon price for the Voluntary Carbon Market. The GER is a physically-delivered hybrid carbon offset structured as a composite of four sub-contracts: the Base Carbon Contract (BCC) covering renewables and energy efficiency projects, the Forestry Carbon Contract (FCC) covering agriculture and land use projects, the Prime Carbon Contract (PCC) covering projects with UN Sustainable Development Goals benefits, and the Carbon Capture Contract (CCC) covering long-lived carbon removals. Each sub-contract trades and prices independently. The CCC component includes a built-in pathway to net zero, with its proportion increasing annually until reaching 100% by 2050. The GER is available as spot contracts on AirCarbon Exchange (ACX) and as futures on Nodal Exchange, with a European listing on EEX.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GER (Global Emission Reduction): A ground-breaking, physically-delivered hybrid carbon offset contract that provides a single global benchmark price for the Voluntary Carbon Market, with an in-built pathway to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The GER is comprised of four sub-contracts: Base Carbon Contract (BCC), Forestry Carbon Contract (FCC), Prime Carbon Contract (PCC), and Carbon Capture Contract (CCC).

Products and services

• Global Emission Reduction (GER) A physically-delivered hybrid carbon offset contract providing a single global benchmark price for the Voluntary Carbon Market, available to individuals, businesses and investors via multiple exchanges and a retail platform.
• Base Carbon Contract (BCC) A sub-contract of the GER covering carbon credits generated by renewables and energy efficiency projects, verified by Verra or Gold Standard; trades independently.
• Forestry Carbon Contract (FCC) A sub-contract of the GER covering carbon credits from agriculture, forestry and land use projects, verified by Verra or Gold Standard; trades independently.
• Prime Carbon Contract (PCC) A sub-contract of the GER covering carbon credits from projects delivering benefits against at least three UN Sustainable Development Goals, verified by Verra or Gold Standard; trades independently.
• Carbon Capture Contract (CCC) A sub-contract of the GER covering long-lived carbon removals such as biochar, BECCS and DACC projects, verified by Verra or Gold Standard; its share rises annually until 100% by 2050.

Quantifiable outcome

• GER trades above $7.23 as single reference price for VCM
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Plannet ZerocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 7 July 2022Plannet Zero serves as the retail channel for GER credits, enabling individuals and smaller businesses to access the carbon offset product. They handle certificate issuance and retirement on their public registry, with an introductory offer of zero retail fees.
• AirCarbon Exchange (ACX)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 June 2022ACX serves as the primary spot contract exchange for the GER, enabling physically-delivered carbon credit trading. Net Zero Markets collaborated with ACX to develop the GER as a groundbreaking voluntary carbon markets benchmark. The partnership provides global geographical coverage with low transaction fees.
• Nodal ExchangecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 June 2022Nodal Exchange provides futures contract listing for GER, enabling US-based participants to access the voluntary carbon market benchmark. The partnership was part of the initial June 2022 launch.
• EEX Group / European Energy Exchange AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 June 2022EEX Group provides European listing for GER futures contracts. The partnership was announced as part of the June 2022 launch with European availability scheduled for 2023.
• VerracoreOthersVerra is the leading VCM registry whose standards verify the carbon credits included in the GER sub-contracts (BCC, FCC, PCC, CCC). All projects in the GER are verified by Verra or Gold Standard.
• Gold StandardcoreOthersGold Standard is a leading VCM registry whose standards verify the carbon credits included in the GER sub-contracts. All projects in the GER are verified by Gold Standard or Verra.
• CarbonwiseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCarbonwise collaborated with Net Zero Markets to produce educational animations explaining carbon offsets, enhancing the company's educational content and market education efforts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pachama: Digital carbon marketplace using satellite and AI verification to connect corporate buyers with forest and removal credits — competes directly with NZM for enterprise offset procurement via a different delivery model.
• Cloverly: Carbon offset API platform for retail and enterprise customers offering a standardized, transparently certified offset product — closely comparable in retail/SMB and enterprise API integration focus.
• Patch: API-first carbon credit marketplace enabling businesses to embed offsetting into digital products — a direct competitor for the same corporate distribution thesis via embedded rather than exchange-listed delivery.
• AirCarbon Exchange (ACX): Global carbon credit exchange where the GER is listed for spot trading and primary launch partner. ACX is the closest distribution peer and a potential competitor in benchmark carbon contracts for the same corporate procurement wallet.
• Climate Impact X (CIX): Singapore-based carbon exchange backed by DBS and SGX, operating standardized spot carbon contracts for corporate buyers — directly comparable in benchmark/marketplace positioning and target enterprise customer.
• Carbonplace: Carbon marketplace jointly developed by major banks (Standard Chartered, BBVA, UBS, BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Goldman Sachs) targeting corporate carbon credit trading — a directly comparable infrastructure ambition with stronger institutional backing.
• Xpansiv: Environmental markets infrastructure operator running data, registry, and exchange services including CBL-listed carbon futures — a horizontal peer providing carbon contract market infrastructure across multiple geographies and registries.

Others

• Gold Standard: VCM registry alongside Verra whose certification standards verify the GER's underlying credits. Ecosystem enabler rather than direct competitor, but central to NZM's product integrity.
• Verra: Leading VCM registry whose VCS standards verify the carbon credits underlying the GER sub-contracts. Not a direct competitor but the key ecosystem gatekeeper and standards dependency for NZM's product.

Emerging players

• Sylvera: Independent carbon credit ratings and analytics provider addressing the same VCM trust and transparency problem NZM targets — but at the project-rating layer rather than the instrument/benchmark layer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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