Autodesk 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
288,524
Retirements
53
Years
2017 to 2025
Projects
23
Registries
4
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Retirements by year
Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.
| Year | Tonnes retired |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 66,710 |
| 2024 | 98,433 |
| 2023 | 86,159 |
| 2022 | none recorded |
| 2021 | none recorded |
| 2020 | none recorded |
| 2019 | none recorded |
| 2018 | 8,000 |
| 2017 | 29,222 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By project type
| Type | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 194,932 | 67.6% |
| Ghg Management | 40,210 | 13.9% |
| Energy Efficiency | 34,222 | 11.9% |
| Land Use | 8,880 | 3.1% |
| Agriculture | 8,280 | 2.9% |
| Not specified | 2,000 | 0.7% |
Types as the registries record them.
By registry
| Registry | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | 110,368 | 38.3% |
| Verra | 102,124 | 35.4% |
| American Carbon Registry (ACR) | 41,810 | 14.5% |
| Gold Standard | 34,222 | 11.9% |
By vintage
The year the emission reduction or removal took place.
| Vintage | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2016 | 16,340 | 5.7% |
| 2016 to 2020 | 139,803 | 48.5% |
| 2021 onwards | 132,381 | 45.9% |
ICVCM status of methodologies
| Current status | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Some versions of the methodology approved | 136,310 | 47.2% |
| No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet | 61,574 | 21.3% |
| Methodology under assessment | 58,860 | 20.4% |
| Methodology not matched to ICVCM records | 31,780 | 11% |
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 | 146,188 | 50.7% |
| Mixed removal and reduction | 57,024 | 19.8% |
| Reduction or avoidance | 85,312 | 29.6% |
Removals: 146,188 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 85,312 tonnes.
Projects retired from
Largest first. 23 projects.
| Project | Registry | Country | Tonnes | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proyecto forestal de carbono del Ejido San Diego de Tezains, Durango, México CAR1584 · Forest | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | Mexico | 72,640 | 2024 to 2025 |
| KUAMUT RAINFOREST CONSERVATION PROJECT VCS2609 · Forest | Verra | Malaysia | 39,210 | 2025 |
| AFFORESTATION OF DEGRADED GRASSLANDS IN VICHADA, COLOMBIA VCS2512 · Forest | Verra | Colombia | 33,120 | 2023 |
| Carbono, Agua y Biodiversidad Indígena San Bartolomé CAR1464 · Forest | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | Mexico | 20,752 | 2024 |
| GS1366 Micro Energy PoA VPA 5 BioLite Improved Stove Programme India GLD4270 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | India | 18,897 | 2017 to 2018 |
| GS1247 VPA 44 BioLite Improved Stove Programme Uganda GLD4271 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Uganda | 15,325 | 2017 |
| Foam Blowing Agent Project 003G ACR764 · Ghg Management | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | United States | 14,400 | 2023 |
| Tradewater - Thailand 4 ACR903 · Ghg Management | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | Thailand | 9,000 | 2024 |
| Prairie Pothole Avoided Conversion of Grasslands and Shrublands ACR222 · Land Use | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | United States | 8,880 | 2023 |
| Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing Project VCS1960 · Agriculture | Verra | United States | 8,280 | 2023 |
| Phlogiston Phase I CAR1480 · Ghg Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | United States | 8,280 | 2023 |
| Generation Forest Group Project VCS2481 · Forest | Verra | Panama | 8,225 | 2024 |
| Ejido Topia CAR1494 · Forest | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | Mexico | 7,696 | 2024 |
| Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project VCS1477 · Forest | Verra | Indonesia | 5,534 | 2023 |
| Foam Blowing Agent Project 003F ACR622 · Ghg Management | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | United States | 5,250 | 2023 |
| Reforestation and Restoration of degraded mangrove lands, sustainable livelihoods and community development in Myanmar VCS1764 · Forest | Verra | Myanmar | 4,000 | 2024 |
| Huadu Afforestation Project VCS2379 · Forest | Verra | China | 2,415 | 2023 |
| Transformer Oil Reclamation Project ACR223 | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | United States | 2,000 | 2017 |
| Tradewater - Chile 1 ACR893 · Ghg Management | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | France | 1,700 | 2024 |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 006 VCS899 · Forest | Verra | Kenya | 1,333 | 2024 |
| LP Gill Landfill Gas Recovery Project CAR455 · Ghg Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | United States | 1,000 | 2017 |
| Tradewater - Thailand 6 ACR937 · Ghg Management | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | Thailand | 580 | 2024 |
| TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 005 VCS737 · Forest | Verra | Kenya | 7 | 2024 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Questions about Autodesk
How many carbon credits has Autodesk retired?
Registry records name Autodesk as beneficiary for 288,524 tonnes across 53 retirements since 2017, as of 1 June 2026.
Which projects has Autodesk retired credits from?
Proyecto forestal de carbono del Ejido San Diego de Tezains, Durango, México (72,640 tonnes); KUAMUT RAINFOREST CONSERVATION PROJECT (39,210 tonnes); AFFORESTATION OF DEGRADED GRASSLANDS IN VICHADA, COLOMBIA (33,120 tonnes). The full list of 23 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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