At least 13% of newly issued carbon credits in 2026 carry the ICVCM Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label. ICVCM’s CEO gave that figure in July 2026. CEEZER put it at 13.1%, up from 9.7% a year earlier. Climate Focus reported that about one-fifth of credits issued in the first half of 2026 carried the label, the highest share on record.
The three figures come from three different sources. The article does not state their measurement periods or exact publication dates, so we cannot say here why 13%, 13.1% and about one-fifth differ. The Climate Focus figure covers the first half of 2026 only, which may explain part of the gap.
In Madagascar, a laughing woman sits behind a new stainless-steel cookstove at a distribution as community members look on. Buyers of cookstove credits want to know what stands behind a stove like hers. The CCP label is one answer.
How the CCP label is awarded
ICVCM assesses carbon crediting programmes first. It then assesses categories of credit, which are groups of methodologies. A credit can carry the label only when both the programme and the category are approved. ICVCM fast-tracks programmes that are already CORSIA-approved, so Gold Standard, a CORSIA-approved standard, is covered at programme level.
What it means for cookstoves
Gold Standard’s TPDDTEC v4 sets the bar for improved cookstove credits. It requires fraction of non-renewable biomass (fNRB) values from the MoFuSS model and kitchen performance tests (KPTs). SaniTap complies with both requirements.
The share of all credits ever issued that carry the label is much lower. ICVCM’s February 2026 snapshot put about 105 million credits as approved for the CCP label. Buyers should treat the label as a feature of recent supply.
CCP and CORSIA overlap only in part
CORSIA does not require a CCP label, and the label does not confer CORSIA eligibility. We found no public source that states the CCP share of CORSIA-potential supply. Many legacy cookstove methodologies failed the CCP assessment, so the overlap at methodology level is smaller than at programme level.
What the label means for a buyer
The CCP label tells a buyer that ICVCM has approved both the programme and the category of credit. For SaniTap credits, a buyer can match the methodology, version and vintages on the registry record to the published CCP decision. The label covers only the credits that the decision covers.
What you can check
Open the CCP decisions published by ICVCM. Then open SaniTap’s project record on the Gold Standard Registry (project 4660) and match the methodology, version and vintages to the decision.
You can also read the Gold Standard TPDDTEC v4 methodology as published on the ICVCM site.
The limit of the claim
The label covers only the credits and vintages that match the ICVCM decision. Our credits are Gold Standard certified and issued, CORSIA eligibility to follow the host-country authorisation.