Delta Air Lines 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

27,765,321

Retirements

469

Years

2015 to 2023

Projects

111

Registries

4

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Retirements by year

Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.

Tonnes retired by yearDelta Air Lines: 27,765,321 tonnes retired, 2015 to 2023, by year of retirement.02.5M5M7.5M10M2015: 499,000 tonnes201520162017: 2,426,241 tonnes20172018: 2,375,348 tonnes20182019: 2,909,375 tonnes20192020: 1,684,246 tonnes20202021: 8,602,306 tonnes20212022: 9,000,890 tonnes20222023: 267,915 tonnes2023
YearTonnes retired
2023 267,915
2022 9,000,890
2021 8,602,306
2020 1,684,246
2019 2,909,375
2018 2,375,348
2017 2,426,241
2016 none recorded
2015 499,000

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By project type

TypeTonnesShare
Renewable Energy8,784,84831.6%
Forest8,685,02431.3%
Energy Efficiency5,866,89521.1%
Ghg Management2,595,1039.3%
Fuel Switching1,833,4516.6%

Types as the registries record them.

By registry

RegistryTonnesShare
Verra25,798,91392.9%
American Carbon Registry (ACR)1,900,7056.8%
Climate Action Reserve (CAR)47,5000.2%
Gold Standard18,2030.1%

By vintage

The year the emission reduction or removal took place.

VintageTonnesShare
Before 201616,875,34760.8%
2016 to 202010,744,35638.7%
2021 onwards145,6180.5%

By host country

CountryTonnesShare
South Korea5,848,69221.1%
China5,181,54018.7%
India4,344,95815.6%
Peru2,680,5009.7%
Indonesia2,250,0008.1%
United States1,951,2057%
Cambodia1,642,9875.9%
Brazil1,289,4164.6%
DR Congo1,133,4514.1%
Bangladesh480,8251.7%

The 10 largest of 22 countries.

ICVCM status of methodologies

Current statusTonnesShare
Methodology assessed and not approved14,742,59153.1%
No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet10,388,15637.4%
Methodology not matched to ICVCM records2,148,0467.7%
Some versions of the methodology approved486,5281.8%

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 removal204,3180.7%
Mixed removal and reduction2,000,0007.2%
Reduction or avoidance25,561,00392.1%

Removals: 204,318 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 25,561,003 tonnes.

How projects are classed

Projects retired from

Largest first. 111 projects, page 3 of 5.

ProjectRegistryCountry TonnesYears
Renewable Power Project by Saipuram Wind Energies Private Limited VCS1788 · Renewable Energy Verra India 87,549 2019
Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary VCS1650 · Forest Verra Cambodia 85,000 2021
Bundled Solar Power Project by Vector Green Sunshine Private Limited and Polepally Solar Parks Private Limited VCS1745 · Renewable Energy Verra India 84,586 2019
Renewable Power Project by Axis Wind Farms (MPR Dam) Private Limited VCS1790 · Renewable Energy Verra India 77,279 2019
Jamb Wind Power Project in Maharashtra VCS1471 · Renewable Energy Verra India 66,000 2018
Satara Wind Power Project in Maharashtra, India VCS1519 · Renewable Energy Verra India 61,990 2022
BRASCARBON Methane Recovery Project BCA-BRA-02, Brazil. VCS878 · Ghg Management Verra Brazil 60,142 2017
Bhud Wind Power Project, Maharashtra VCS1469 · Renewable Energy Verra India 59,000 2018
Renewable Power Project by Animala Wind Power Private Limited VCS1787 · Renewable Energy Verra India 58,349 2019
Solar Power Plant of 5 MW in Rajasthan by Essel Mining and Refex Refrigerants Limited VCS1026 · Renewable Energy Verra India 56,227 2019
Negros Island Solar Power Inc. VCS1735 · Renewable Energy Verra Philippines 56,065 2021
Bundled wind energy generation projects in Gujarat, India VCS412 · Renewable Energy Verra India 54,185 2022
22.5 MW Wind Power Project by Ruchi Soya Industries Limited at Palsodi, District-Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh VCS751 · Renewable Energy Verra India 51,685 2022
Wind Project in Maharashtra, India by Kayathar and Jath VCS1520 · Renewable Energy Verra India 50,000 2022
Wind Power Project at Chikodi, Karnataka VCS1472 · Renewable Energy Verra India 48,000 2018
16.45 MW bundled grid connected renewable energy project in Tamil Nadu, India. VCS678 · Renewable Energy Verra India 47,309 2022
51 MW Wind Power Project at Chitradurga VCS706 · Renewable Energy Verra India 46,066 2022
RemTec International ODS Destruction Import Project #1 CAR691 · Ghg Management Climate Action Reserve (CAR) United States 45,000 2017
BRASCARBON Methane Recovery Project BCA-BRA-08, Brazil VCS845 · Ghg Management Verra Brazil 38,316 2017
BRASCARBON Methane Recovery Project BCA-BRA-05, Brazil VCS846 · Ghg Management Verra Brazil 37,808 2017
TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 006 VCS995 · Forest Verra Uganda 34,197 2018 to 2019
Guohua Wulate Zhongqi Phase I 49.5 MW Wind farm Project VCS1204 · Renewable Energy Verra China 34,000 2019
Oaxaca III Wind Energy Project VCS1042 · Renewable Energy Verra Mexico 34,000 2015
Green Energy Project at Kutch by Powerica Limited VCS1210 · Renewable Energy Verra India 32,889 2019
TIST Program in Kenya, VCS 005 VCS737 · Forest Verra Kenya 31,400 2020 to 2021

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Questions about Delta Air Lines

How many carbon credits has Delta Air Lines retired?

Registry records name Delta Air Lines as beneficiary for 27,765,321 tonnes across 469 retirements since 2015, as of 1 June 2026.

Which projects has Delta Air Lines retired credits from?

Hyundai Steel Waste Energy Cogeneration Project (3,923,842 tonnes); Cordillera Azul National Park REDD Project (2,665,500 tonnes); Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project (2,000,000 tonnes). The full list of 111 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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