City of Sydney 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

412,180

Retirements

37

Years

2011 to 2026

Projects

22

Registries

2

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Retirements by year

Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.

Tonnes retired by yearCity of Sydney: 412,180 tonnes retired, 2011 to 2026, by year of retirement.050k100k150k200k2011: 100,642 tonnes20112012: 59,132 tonnes2013: 46,901 tonnes20132015: 57 tonnes20152016: 48,808 tonnes2017: 35,000 tonnes20172019: 38,900 tonnes20192021: 35,000 tonnes20212022: 21,151 tonnes2023: 10,215 tonnes20232024: 9,104 tonnes20252026: 7,270 tonnes2026
YearTonnes retired
2026 7,270
2025 none recorded
2024 9,104
2023 10,215
2022 21,151
2021 35,000
2020 none recorded
2019 38,900
2018 none recorded
2017 35,000
2016 48,808
2015 57
2014 none recorded
2013 46,901
2012 59,132
2011 100,642

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By project type

TypeTonnesShare
Renewable Energy327,74679.5%
Ghg Management48,26411.7%
Forest19,3194.7%
Fuel Switching13,8513.4%
Energy Efficiency3,0000.7%

Types as the registries record them.

By registry

RegistryTonnesShare
Verra401,41797.4%
Gold Standard10,7632.6%

By vintage

The year the emission reduction or removal took place.

VintageTonnesShare
Before 2016356,80686.6%
2016 to 202053,37412.9%
2021 onwards2,0000.5%

By host country

CountryTonnesShare
China253,13861.4%
India83,96020.4%
Vietnam31,1497.6%
Papua New Guinea17,1004.1%
Thailand13,8513.4%
Türkiye7,6201.8%
Indonesia2,2190.5%
Ethiopia2,0000.5%
Nepal1,0000.2%
Taiwan143<0.1%

ICVCM status of methodologies

Current statusTonnesShare
Methodology assessed and not approved330,74680.2%
Some versions of the methodology approved48,26411.7%
Methodology under assessment30,9517.5%
No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet2,2190.5%

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
Mixed removal and reduction2,2190.5%
Reduction or avoidance409,96199.5%

Removals: 0 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 409,961 tonnes.

How projects are classed

Projects retired from

Largest first. 22 projects.

ProjectRegistryCountry TonnesYears
Zhang Jiagang waste heat recovery from sulphuric acid production for electricity generation project VCS511 · Renewable Energy Verra China 100,642 2011
Tiefa Coal Industry Group CMM Utilization Project VCS196 · Ghg Management Verra China 48,264 2012
Sichuan Huadian Xixi River Hydro-electricity Development Co., Ltd. Diluo Hydroelectric Project VCS882 · Renewable Energy Verra China 46,880 2013
Hydro Power Project in backward district of Andhra Pradesh, India VCS1291 · Renewable Energy Verra India 38,900 2019
Renewable Power Project by Saipuram Wind Energies Private Limited VCS1788 · Renewable Energy Verra India 35,000 2021
Grouped Hydropower Plants in Chongqing, Yunnan,Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces, P.R. China VCS438 · Renewable Energy Verra China 35,000 2017
Ban Coc Hydropower Project VCS843 · Renewable Energy Verra Vietnam 31,149 2016
April Salumei Rainforest Community Conservation Project VCS1122 · Forest Verra Papua New Guinea 17,100 2023 to 2024
SD Biosupply Wastewater Treatment and Biogas Utilization Project VCS416 · Fuel Switching Verra Thailand 13,851 2016
Three Gorges New Energy Jiuquan Co., Ltd Guazhou 100MW Solar Power Project VCS1444 · Renewable Energy Verra China 11,549 2022
65MW Dagushan hydropower Project in China VCS653 · Renewable Energy Verra China 10,803 2012
Kavakli Wind Power Plant GLD2682 · Renewable Energy Gold Standard Türkiye 7,597 2022
100 MW SOLAR PROJECT IN BHADLA IN RAJASTHAN. VCS1842 · Renewable Energy Verra India 5,270 2026
Vishnuprayag Hydro-electric Project (VHEP) by Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.(JPVL) VCS173 · Renewable Energy Verra India 3,790 2016
Energy Efficient Stoves Program - CPA1 GLD11147 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard Ethiopia 2,000 2026
Sumatra Merang Peatland Project (SMPP) VCS1899 · Forest Verra Indonesia 1,219 2023 to 2024
Wind Project in Maharashtra, India by Kayathar and Jath VCS1520 · Renewable Energy Verra India 1,000 2023
Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project VCS1477 · Forest Verra Indonesia 1,000 2022
Promoting Clean Cooking Solutions for the Disadvantaged Households GLD6212 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard Nepal 1,000 2022
InfraVest Changbin and Taichung bundled Wind Farms Project - Taiwan (300190) GLD472 · Renewable Energy Gold Standard Taiwan 143 2012 to 2015
Balikesir 142.5 MW Wind Power Plant Project GLD971 · Renewable Energy Gold Standard Türkiye 18 2016
Akbuk Wind Farm Project Turkey GLD436 · Renewable Energy Gold Standard Türkiye 5 2022

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Questions about City of Sydney

How many carbon credits has City of Sydney retired?

Registry records name City of Sydney as beneficiary for 412,180 tonnes across 37 retirements since 2011, as of 1 June 2026.

Which projects has City of Sydney retired credits from?

Zhang Jiagang waste heat recovery from sulphuric acid production for electricity generation project (100,642 tonnes); Tiefa Coal Industry Group CMM Utilization Project (48,264 tonnes); Sichuan Huadian Xixi River Hydro-electricity Development Co., Ltd. Diluo Hydroelectric Project (46,880 tonnes). The full list of 22 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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