CNOOC 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
837,179
Retirements
19
Years
2020 to 2024
Projects
9
Registries
1
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Retirements by year
Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.
| Year | Tonnes retired |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2022 | 114,851 |
| 2021 | 319,305 |
| 2020 | 402,959 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By project type
| Type | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 699,272 | 83.5% |
| Renewable Energy | 137,907 | 16.5% |
Types as the registries record them.
By registry
| Registry | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verra | 837,179 | 100% |
By vintage
The year the emission reduction or removal took place.
| Vintage | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2016 | 545,873 | 65.2% |
| 2016 to 2020 | 291,306 | 34.8% |
| 2021 onwards | 0 | 0% |
ICVCM status of methodologies
| Current status | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet | 699,272 | 83.5% |
| Methodology assessed and not approved | 137,907 | 16.5% |
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 | 227,966 | 27.2% |
| Mixed removal and reduction | 222,215 | 26.5% |
| Reduction or avoidance | 386,998 | 46.2% |
Removals: 227,966 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 386,998 tonnes.
Projects retired from
Largest first. 9 projects.
| Project | Registry | Country | Tonnes | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project VCS1477 · Forest | Verra | Indonesia | 222,215 | 2020 to 2022 |
| Cordillera Azul National Park REDD Project VCS985 · Forest | Verra | Peru | 222,214 | 2020 to 2022 |
| XinJiang Makit County Afforestation Carbon Sequestration Project VCS1866 · Forest | Verra | China | 187,966 | 2020 to 2021 |
| Hebei Guyuan County Dongxinying 199.5 MW Wind Power Project VCS903 · Renewable Energy | Verra | China | 137,843 | 2020 |
| Afforestation Project in Xining City VCS1825 · Forest | Verra | China | 40,000 | 2020 to 2021 |
| KARIBA REDD+ PROJECT VCS902 · Forest | Verra | Zimbabwe | 26,877 | 2020 |
| Inner Mongolia Sunjiaying 50.25MW Wind Power Project VCS395 · Renewable Energy | Verra | China | 34 | 2024 |
| Gansu Huanghe Bingling Hydropower Station Project VCS453 · Renewable Energy | Verra | China | 24 | 2023 |
| Ziqiang 18MW Hydropower Project in Guizhou Province China VCS1044 · Renewable Energy | Verra | China | 6 | 2023 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Questions about CNOOC
How many carbon credits has CNOOC retired?
Registry records name CNOOC as beneficiary for 837,179 tonnes across 19 retirements since 2020, as of 1 June 2026.
Which projects has CNOOC retired credits from?
Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project (222,215 tonnes); Cordillera Azul National Park REDD Project (222,214 tonnes); XinJiang Makit County Afforestation Carbon Sequestration Project (187,966 tonnes). The full list of 9 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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