British American Tobacco 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
531,843
Retirements
57
Years
2020 to 2026
Projects
16
Registries
3
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Retirements by year
Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.
A further 2,000 tonnes have no retirement date in registry records, so they are counted in the total but not in any year.
| Year | Tonnes retired |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 |
| 2025 | 3,988 |
| 2024 | 29,831 |
| 2023 | 142,529 |
| 2022 | 209,006 |
| 2021 | 142,735 |
| 2020 | 1,734 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By project type
| Type | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 529,843 | 99.6% |
| Not specified | 2,000 | 0.4% |
Types as the registries record them.
By registry
| Registry | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verra | 523,843 | 98.5% |
| American Carbon Registry (ACR) | 6,000 | 1.1% |
| Gold Standard | 2,000 | 0.4% |
By vintage
The year the emission reduction or removal took place.
| Vintage | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2016 | 435,370 | 81.9% |
| 2016 to 2020 | 94,473 | 17.8% |
| 2021 onwards | 2,000 | 0.4% |
ICVCM status of methodologies
| Current status | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Methodology under assessment | 320,141 | 60.2% |
| No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet | 203,702 | 38.3% |
| Methodology approved for the CCP label | 6,000 | 1.1% |
| Methodology not matched to ICVCM records | 2,000 | 0.4% |
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 | 202,560 | 38.1% |
| Mixed removal and reduction | 326,141 | 61.3% |
| Reduction or avoidance | 3,142 | 0.6% |
Removals: 202,560 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 3,142 tonnes.
Projects retired from
Largest first. 16 projects.
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Questions about British American Tobacco
How many carbon credits has British American Tobacco retired?
Registry records name British American Tobacco as beneficiary for 531,843 tonnes across 57 retirements since 2020, as of 1 June 2026.
Which projects has British American Tobacco retired credits from?
‘Guanaré’ Forest Plantations on degraded grasslands under extensive grazing (190,500 tonnes); Hubei Hongshan IFM (Conversion of Logged to Protected Forest) Project (102,247 tonnes); Yunnan Xishuangbanna Improved Forest Management Project (98,000 tonnes). The full list of 16 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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