Etsy 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
2,938,906
Retirements
154
Years
2017 to 2026
Projects
31
Registries
4
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Retirements by year
Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.
| Year | Tonnes retired |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 173,307 |
| 2025 | 165,321 |
| 2024 | 501,961 |
| 2023 | 478,945 |
| 2022 | 700,090 |
| 2021 | 429,832 |
| 2020 | 285,000 |
| 2019 | 201,500 |
| 2018 | 750 |
| 2017 | 2,200 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By project type
| Type | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy | 1,050,008 | 35.7% |
| Ghg Management | 819,135 | 27.9% |
| Forest | 691,641 | 23.5% |
| Not specified | 321,043 | 10.9% |
| Fuel Switching | 57,079 | 1.9% |
Types as the registries record them.
By registry
| Registry | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verra | 1,481,984 | 50.4% |
| American Carbon Registry (ACR) | 638,691 | 21.7% |
| Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | 548,231 | 18.7% |
| Gold Standard | 270,000 | 9.2% |
By vintage
The year the emission reduction or removal took place.
| Vintage | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2016 | 84,522 | 2.9% |
| 2016 to 2020 | 1,821,170 | 62% |
| 2021 onwards | 1,033,214 | 35.2% |
By host country
| Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,466,049 | 49.9% |
| India | 828,666 | 28.2% |
| Türkiye | 170,000 | 5.8% |
| Senegal | 117,112 | 4% |
| Bangladesh | 99,899 | 3.4% |
| Kenya | 99,110 | 3.4% |
| Mauritania | 74,549 | 2.5% |
| China | 40,000 | 1.4% |
| Mauritius | 29,681 | 1% |
| Peru | 5,000 | 0.2% |
The 10 largest of 13 countries.
ICVCM status of methodologies
| Current status | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Methodology assessed and not approved | 1,219,988 | 41.5% |
| Methodology not matched to ICVCM records | 731,447 | 24.9% |
| Methodology approved for the CCP label | 638,691 | 21.7% |
| No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet | 216,780 | 7.4% |
| Some versions of the methodology approved | 132,000 | 4.5% |
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 | 40,000 | 1.4% |
| Mixed removal and reduction | 98,747 | 3.4% |
| Reduction or avoidance | 2,800,159 | 95.3% |
Removals: 40,000 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 2,800,159 tonnes.
Projects retired from
Largest first. 31 projects, page 2 of 2.
| Project | Registry | Country | Tonnes | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REDD project in Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru VCS868 · Forest | Verra | Peru | 5,000 | 2020 |
| Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project VCS1748 · Forest | Verra | Cambodia | 5,000 | 2022 |
| The Chocó-Darién Conservation Corridor REDD Project VCS856 · Forest | Verra | Colombia | 2,950 | 2017 to 2018 |
| Electrify America - EV Charging Network Carbon Credits VCS1929 · Fuel Switching | Verra | United States | 2,396 | 2023 |
| CO2 UTILIZATION IN CONCRETE - Removals & Reductions - CarbonCure - U.S. Project #1 VCS3207 · Ghg Management | Verra | United States | 1,025 | 2025 |
| GS5304 MKOPA Solar Lighting Programme of Activities - Uganda VPA 2 GLD5315 | Gold Standard | Uganda | 890 | 2024 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Questions about Etsy
How many carbon credits has Etsy retired?
Registry records name Etsy as beneficiary for 2,938,906 tonnes across 154 retirements since 2017, as of 1 June 2026.
Which projects has Etsy retired credits from?
UPM Blandin Native American Hardwoods Conservation & Carbon Sequestration Project (539,944 tonnes); Phlogiston Phase I (516,130 tonnes); Bundled Wind Power Project by Giriraj Enterprises (405,117 tonnes). The full list of 31 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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