Goldman Sachs 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

530,000

Retirements

22

Years

2021 to 2024

Projects

10

Registries

3

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Retirements by year

Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.

Tonnes retired by yearGoldman Sachs: 530,000 tonnes retired, 2021 to 2024, by year of retirement.050k100k150k200k2021: 165,000 tonnes20212022: 60,000 tonnes20222023: 180,000 tonnes20232024: 125,000 tonnes2024
YearTonnes retired
2024 125,000
2023 180,000
2022 60,000
2021 165,000

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By project type

TypeTonnesShare
Forest280,00052.8%
Renewable Energy165,00031.1%
Ghg Management50,0009.4%
Energy Efficiency35,0006.6%

Types as the registries record them.

By registry

RegistryTonnesShare
Verra445,00084%
Climate Action Reserve (CAR)50,0009.4%
Gold Standard35,0006.6%

By vintage

The year the emission reduction or removal took place.

VintageTonnesShare
Before 201600%
2016 to 2020480,00090.6%
2021 onwards50,0009.4%

By host country

CountryTonnesShare
India200,00037.7%
Peru185,00034.9%
China75,00014.2%
United States50,0009.4%
Chile20,0003.8%

ICVCM status of methodologies

Current statusTonnesShare
No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet280,00052.8%
Methodology assessed and not approved200,00037.7%
Methodology not matched to ICVCM records50,0009.4%

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 removal95,00017.9%
Reduction or avoidance435,00082.1%

Removals: 95,000 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 435,000 tonnes.

How projects are classed

Projects retired from

Largest first. 10 projects.

ProjectRegistryCountry TonnesYears
REDD project in Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru VCS868 · Forest Verra Peru 145,000 2023 to 2024
108 MW Fatanpur Wind Power Project in Madhya Pradesh VCS1746 · Renewable Energy Verra India 100,000 2021
46 MW Mangoli Wind Power Project in Karnataka VCS1771 · Renewable Energy Verra India 65,000 2021
Phlogiston Phase I CAR1480 · Ghg Management Climate Action Reserve (CAR) United States 50,000 2023 to 2024
Hechu Afforestation Project in Anhui Province VCS1855 · Forest Verra China 40,000 2023 to 2024
Reduction of deforestation and degradation in Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park within the area of Madre de Dios region -Peru VCS1067 · Forest Verra Peru 40,000 2022
Qianxinan Afforestation Project in Guizhou Province VCS1847 · Forest Verra China 35,000 2023 to 2024
The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 11 Envirofit GLD5046 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard India 20,533 2023 to 2024
Reforesting Degraded Lands in Chile through the use of Mycorrhizal Inoculation VCS1055 · Forest Verra Chile 20,000 2022
The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 10 Envirofit GLD4291 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard India 14,467 2023 to 2024

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Questions about Goldman Sachs

How many carbon credits has Goldman Sachs retired?

Registry records name Goldman Sachs as beneficiary for 530,000 tonnes across 22 retirements since 2021, as of 1 June 2026.

Which projects has Goldman Sachs retired credits from?

REDD project in Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru (145,000 tonnes); 108 MW Fatanpur Wind Power Project in Madhya Pradesh (100,000 tonnes); 46 MW Mangoli Wind Power Project in Karnataka (65,000 tonnes). The full list of 10 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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