Air New Zealand carbon credit retirements
Built from registry retirement records that name this organisation as beneficiary. Retirements that name no beneficiary, or name it differently, are not included, so this view is partial.
Key figures
Tonnes retired
121,680
Retirements
192
Years
2019 to 2022
Projects
108
Registries
2
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Retirements by year
Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.
| Year | Tonnes retired |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 70,000 |
| 2021 | none recorded |
| 2020 | 39,304 |
| 2019 | 12,376 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By project type
| Type | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | 50,609 | 41.6% |
| Not specified | 27,427 | 22.5% |
| Renewable Energy | 23,680 | 19.5% |
| Fuel Switching | 19,955 | 16.4% |
| Ghg Management | 9 | <0.1% |
Types as the registries record them.
By registry
| Registry | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Standard | 105,954 | 87.1% |
| Verra | 15,726 | 12.9% |
By vintage
The year the emission reduction or removal took place.
| Vintage | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2016 | 29,667 | 24.4% |
| 2016 to 2020 | 92,013 | 75.6% |
| 2021 onwards | 0 | 0% |
ICVCM status of methodologies
| Current status | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Methodology not matched to ICVCM records | 41,648 | 34.2% |
| Some versions of the methodology approved | 33,385 | 27.4% |
| Methodology assessed and not approved | 26,731 | 22% |
| Methodology under assessment | 19,670 | 16.2% |
| No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet | 246 | 0.2% |
Status shown is the methodology's current ICVCM status. It may have been decided after these credits were retired.
Removals and avoidance
| Class | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Impermanent removal | 1,330 | 1.1% |
| Reduction or avoidance | 120,350 | 98.9% |
Removals: 1,330 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 120,350 tonnes.
Projects retired from
Largest first. 108 projects, page 2 of 5.
| Project | Registry | Country | Tonnes | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saritepe Wind Power Plant GLD3409 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | Türkiye | 791 | 2022 |
| Kores Kocadag Wind Power Project Turkey GLD601 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | Türkiye | 759 | 2022 |
| The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 10 Envirofit GLD4291 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | India | 700 | 2022 |
| The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 11 Envirofit GLD5046 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | India | 696 | 2022 |
| The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 09 Envirofit GLD3367 | Gold Standard | India | 628 | 2022 |
| Yuntdag Wind Power Project Turkey GLD352 | Gold Standard | Türkiye | 605 | 2022 |
| Shimba Hills Improved Cook Stoves GLD824 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Kenya | 596 | 2022 |
| Improved Cookstove Program in Lao PDR GLD4233 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Laos | 587 | 2022 |
| ORTAMANDIRA WPP GLD2468 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | Türkiye | 580 | 2022 |
| The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 07 Envirofit GLD3365 | Gold Standard | India | 568 | 2022 |
| 100.8 MW Wind Power Project in Beluguppa Andhra Pradesh GLD5614 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | India | 559 | 2022 |
| Buenos Aires Renewable Energy Project GLD2290 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | Brazil | 555 | 2022 |
| The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 08 Envirofit GLD3366 | Gold Standard | India | 548 | 2022 |
| Silivri WPP GLD4264 | Gold Standard | Türkiye | 514 | 2022 |
| GS1377 Utsil Naj - Casa saludable para todos VPA4 GLD2441 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Mexico | 503 | 2022 |
| SSE1 Solar PV 1 to 10 Power Plant Project GLD4273 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | Thailand | 425 | 2022 |
| Efficient Cookstoves for Cameroon's Littoral and South-West regions GLD1064 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Cameroon | 400 | 2022 |
| Orb Energy Solar Program In India - VPA01 GLD4288 · Fuel Switching | Gold Standard | India | 375 | 2022 |
| The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 06 Envirofit GLD3364 | Gold Standard | India | 368 | 2022 |
| GS1247 VPA 17 Improved Kitchen Regimes Bugesera Rwanda GLD3450 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Rwanda | 366 | 2022 |
| GS1247 VPA 16 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Mwogo (Bugesera) Rwanda GLD3449 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Rwanda | 366 | 2022 |
| GS1247 VPA 15 Improved Kitchen Regimes NYAMATA (Bugesera) Rwanda GLD3448 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Rwanda | 366 | 2022 |
| GS1247 VPA 14 Improved Kitchen Regimes NTARAMA (Bugesera) Rwanda GLD3447 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Rwanda | 366 | 2022 |
| GS1247 VPA 13 Improved Kitchen Regimes MUSENYI (Bugesera) Rwanda GLD3446 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Rwanda | 366 | 2022 |
| GS1247 VPA 10 Improved Kitchen Regimes: Nyarugenge (Bugesera) Rwanda GLD2894 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Rwanda | 366 | 2022 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Questions about Air New Zealand
How many carbon credits has Air New Zealand retired?
Registry records name Air New Zealand as beneficiary for 121,680 tonnes across 192 retirements since 2019, as of 1 June 2026.
Which projects has Air New Zealand retired credits from?
Biogas Program for the Animal Husbandry Sector of Vietnam (21,949 tonnes); Heqing Solar Cooker Project I (15,726 tonnes); Prony and Kafeate wind-farms New Caledonia (300344) (9,358 tonnes). The full list of 108 projects is on this page.
Is this a complete record?
No. It includes only retirements whose registry record names this organisation. Retirements that name no beneficiary, or name it differently, are not included.
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