Over thousand companies are now disclosing to their key stakeholders that they currently price their carbon emissions, or intend to in the next two years, to try to meet their climate change risks. Corporations use internal carbon pricing to offset the costs and risks of greenhouse gas production, and to finance the transition to secure sources of low-carbon energy.  In 2015, 437 companies reported that they use internal carbon pricing; in 2014 there were only 150 companies. The biggest jump comes from the Asian companies. Another 583 companies reported that they intended to use the pricing system in the next two years. Leading public companies are expecting limits on greenhouse gas emission and they are using an internal carbon price to plan for carbon restrictions. Therefore, they also seek and would welcome regulatory certainty.

Some examples from 2015 CDP disclosures from around the world:

SASOL LIMITED, a South African company in energy sector, has developed internal set of carbon pricing assumptions for the different geographic areas that they operate.

LOTTE CHEMICAL CROP, a South Korean company, is stating that it has become standard operating practice in business planning, in that the companies acknowledge the process of ongoing climate change.

In countries where carbon pricing has become a matter of interest such as UK, DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC sites are identifying alternative solutions to minimize energy consumption and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from operations.

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND, a North America based company, is using internal price of carbon the forecast potential costs of regulatory schemes such as cap and trade.