--- title: News & Insights | Data Insights description: Data Insights | Explore the latest insights on carbon markets, offset trends, and pricing with AlliedOffsets. 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Our blogs are all data driven and dives into key developments shaping the carbon market. ## Data insights [Max Denniff](https://blog.alliedoffsets.com/author/max-denniff) 09/21/2026 [Data Insights](https://blog.alliedoffsets.com/tag/data-insights), [AlliedOffsets Data Updates](https://blog.alliedoffsets.com/tag/alliedoffsets-data-updates), [Tech and data](https://blog.alliedoffsets.com/tag/tech-and-data) [0 Comments](https://blog.alliedoffsets.com/what-is-the-ao500-alliedoffsets-carbon-price-index-explained#postComment) ## [What is the AO500? AlliedOffsets' carbon price index, explained](https://blog.alliedoffsets.com/what-is-the-ao500-alliedoffsets-carbon-price-index-explained) #### [What is the AO500? AlliedOffsets' carbon price index, explained](https://blog.alliedoffsets.com/what-is-the-ao500-alliedoffsets-carbon-price-index-explained) On the 18th of September 2026 the AO500 closed at $6.30 per ton. Two and a half years earlier, in the first week of January 2024, it sat at $3.21. Over that period it bottomed at $3.16 and peaked at $7.07 in July 2026. 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