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 4 of 5.

ProjectRegistryCountry TonnesYears
Wind Power Project at Anthiyur, Tamil Nadu VCS682 · Renewable Energy Verra India 30,183 2022
Bundled Solar Power Project by Solararise India Projects PVT. LTD. VCS1762 · Renewable Energy Verra India 30,000 2022
The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase I Rukinga Sanctuary VCS562 · Forest Verra Kenya 29,837 2018 to 2020
BRASCARBON Methane Recovery Project BCA-BRA-03. VCS889 · Ghg Management Verra Brazil 29,685 2017
Bundled Solar Power Project by D.J. Malpani and Giriraj Enterprises VCS1670 · Renewable Energy Verra India 28,803 2022
Grid connected bundled wind power project in Gujarat managed by Enercon (India) Limited VCS370 · Renewable Energy Verra India 23,973 2022
TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 001 VCS824 · Forest Verra Uganda 16,100 2021 to 2022
GS1005 Qori Q'oncha - Improved cookstoves diffusion programme in Peru - VPA3 GLD1365 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard Peru 15,000 2015
44 MW Bundled Wind Power Project in Maharashtra managed by Enercon India Limited. VCS489 · Renewable Energy Verra India 14,779 2022
La Ferme - Bambous solar photovoltaic power plant VCS1483 · Renewable Energy Verra Mauritius 12,200 2019 to 2020
Reforestation of degraded grasslands in Uchindile & Mapanda, Tanzania VCS142 · Forest Verra Tanzania 11,977 2017 to 2019
Bundled Wind Power Project by M/s D. J Malpani VCS925 · Renewable Energy Verra India 10,850 2022
TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 005 VCS993 · Forest Verra Uganda 10,644 2019 to 2020
Grid Connected Wind Power Project by M/s Giriraj Enterprises in Madhya Pradesh VCS1023 · Renewable Energy Verra India 10,482 2022
Solar Power Project by Mytrah Energy India Private Limited VCS1784 · Renewable Energy Verra India 10,000 2022
Cikel Brazilian Amazon REDD APD Project Avoiding Planned Deforestation VCS832 · Forest Verra Brazil 10,000 2018
Grid Connected Wind Power Project by M/s. D. J. Malpani in Rajasthan VCS1021 · Renewable Energy Verra India 9,721 2022
1.6 MW Bundled Rice Husk Based Cogeneration Plant by M/s Milk food Limited (MFL) in Patiala (Punjab) & Moradabad (U.P) Districts VCS784 · Fuel Switching Verra India 9,051 2022
Suzlon 8.40 MW Wind Power Project VCS1203 · Renewable Energy Verra India 8,576 2022
Solar Power Plant of 15MW in Gujarat by Palace Solar Energy Private Limited VCS1020 · Renewable Energy Verra India 8,003 2019
Wind Based Power Generation by Panama Wind Energy Godawari Private Limited, Pune in the State of Maharashtra, India VCS1523 · Renewable Energy Verra India 6,346 2022
Wind power project by Sargam Retails Pvt. Ltd. in Gujarat, India VCS926 · Renewable Energy Verra India 5,761 2022
Promoting Sustainable Development through Natural Rubber Tree Plantations in Guatemala VCS514 · Forest Verra Guatemala 5,000 2017
Electricity Generation through Wind Power by SRHHL VCS1217 · Renewable Energy Verra India 3,556 2022
Grid Connected Wind Power Project by M/s. Giriraj Enterprises at Tejuva, Rajasthan VCS1024 · Renewable Energy Verra India 3,191 2022

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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