Barclays Bank 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

2,106,763

Retirements

77

Years

2009 to 2022

Projects

28

Registries

3

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Retirements by year

Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.

Tonnes retired by yearBarclays Bank: 2,106,763 tonnes retired, 2009 to 2022, by year of retirement.0250k500k750k1M2009: 541,100 tonnes20092010: 259,500 tonnes2011: 720,567 tonnes20112012: 270,375 tonnes201320152016: 75,000 tonnes20172018: 84,821 tonnes20192020: 85,300 tonnes2021: 39,100 tonnes20212022: 31,000 tonnes2022
YearTonnes retired
2022 31,000
2021 39,100
2020 85,300
2019 none recorded
2018 84,821
2017 none recorded
2016 75,000
2015 none recorded
2014 none recorded
2013 none recorded
2012 270,375
2011 720,567
2010 259,500
2009 541,100

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By project type

TypeTonnesShare
Renewable Energy769,58736.5%
Ghg Management620,79329.5%
Fuel Switching574,56827.3%
Forest141,8156.7%

Types as the registries record them.

By registry

RegistryTonnesShare
Verra1,972,45793.6%
Gold Standard78,3003.7%
Climate Action Reserve (CAR)56,0062.7%

By vintage

The year the emission reduction or removal took place.

VintageTonnesShare
Before 20161,953,36392.7%
2016 to 2020153,4007.3%
2021 onwards00%

By host country

CountryTonnesShare
China564,68826.8%
Thailand430,16620.4%
Indonesia250,00011.9%
South Korea220,56710.5%
India161,6077.7%
Russia150,0007.1%
Kenya103,8154.9%
Brazil77,0003.7%
United States56,0062.7%
Vietnam39,1001.9%

The 10 largest of 13 countries.

ICVCM status of methodologies

Current statusTonnesShare
Methodology assessed and not approved989,58747%
No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet768,51136.5%
Listed methodologies have different outcomes247,65911.8%
Some versions of the methodology approved56,0062.7%
Methodology under assessment44,0002.1%
Methodology not matched to ICVCM records1,000<0.1%

Status shown is the methodology's current ICVCM status. It may have been decided after these credits were retired.

What the ICVCM status means

Removals and avoidance

ClassTonnesShare
Impermanent removal1,000<0.1%
Reduction or avoidance2,105,763>99.9%

Removals: 1,000 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 2,105,763 tonnes.

How projects are classed

Projects retired from

Largest first. 28 projects, page 2 of 2.

ProjectRegistryCountry TonnesYears
SD Biosupply Wastewater Treatment and Biogas Utilization Project VCS416 · Fuel Switching Verra Thailand 8,863 2010
The Envira Amazonia Project - A Tropical Forest Conservation Project in Acre, Brazil VCS1382 · Forest Verra Brazil 7,000 2020
TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 005 VCS993 · Forest Verra Uganda 1,000 2022

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Questions about Barclays Bank

How many carbon credits has Barclays Bank retired?

Registry records name Barclays Bank as beneficiary for 2,106,763 tonnes across 77 retirements since 2009, as of 1 June 2026.

Which projects has Barclays Bank retired credits from?

Siam Cement Biomass Project (310,568 tonnes); MedcoEnergi Associated Gas Recovery and Utilization Project (250,000 tonnes); Sudokwon Landfill Gas Electricity Generation Project (50MW) (220,567 tonnes). The full list of 28 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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