PwC 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

1,033,006

Retirements

77

Years

2013 to 2025

Projects

50

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 yearPwC: 1,033,006 tonnes retired, 2013 to 2025, by year of retirement.0125k250k375k500k2013: 5,249 tonnes20132014: 4,251 tonnes20152016: 28,204 tonnes2017: 33,766 tonnes20172018: 154,035 tonnes2019: 388,260 tonnes20192020: 214,412 tonnes2021: 1,000 tonnes20212022: 47,400 tonnes2023: 53,365 tonnes20232024: 54,564 tonnes2025: 48,500 tonnes2025
YearTonnes retired
2025 48,500
2024 54,564
2023 53,365
2022 47,400
2021 1,000
2020 214,412
2019 388,260
2018 154,035
2017 33,766
2016 28,204
2015 none recorded
2014 4,251
2013 5,249

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By project type

TypeTonnesShare
Energy Efficiency311,35430.1%
Not specified246,94823.9%
Forest243,43523.6%
Renewable Energy138,46813.4%
Ghg Management92,8019%

Types as the registries record them.

By registry

RegistryTonnesShare
Gold Standard524,53650.8%
Verra258,80425.1%
American Carbon Registry (ACR)198,80119.2%
Climate Action Reserve (CAR)50,8654.9%

By vintage

The year the emission reduction or removal took place.

VintageTonnesShare
Before 2016523,02350.6%
2016 to 2020350,91734%
2021 onwards159,06615.4%

By host country

CountryTonnesShare
Türkiye239,69823.2%
United States198,80119.2%
India197,85619.2%
China163,21315.8%
Indonesia67,6006.5%
Mexico50,8654.9%
Ghana29,1482.8%
Kenya29,1362.8%
Guatemala14,4091.4%
Madagascar12,1401.2%

The 10 largest of 15 countries.

ICVCM status of methodologies

Current statusTonnesShare
Methodology not matched to ICVCM records599,65758%
Some versions of the methodology approved162,91915.8%
Methodology assessed and not approved147,88414.3%
No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet120,04611.6%
Methodology approved for the CCP label2,5000.2%

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 removal154,65515%
Mixed removal and reduction2,5000.2%
Reduction or avoidance875,85184.8%

Removals: 154,655 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 875,851 tonnes.

How projects are classed

Projects retired from

Largest first. 50 projects, page 1 of 2.

ProjectRegistryCountry TonnesYears
Soma-Polat Wind Farm Project GLD398 Gold Standard Türkiye 192,412 2020
Clean and Efficient Cooking and Heating Project China GLD949 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard China 125,509 2019
GreenTrees ACRE (Advanced Carbon Restored Ecosystem) ACR114 · Forest American Carbon Registry (ACR) United States 103,500 2018
Seneca Meadows LFG ACR126 · Ghg Management American Carbon Registry (ACR) United States 92,801 2019
Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project VCS674 · Forest Verra Indonesia 67,600 2019
Renewable Solar Power Project By SolarArise India Projects Pvt. Ltd. VCS2057 · Renewable Energy Verra India 54,564 2024
Carbono Forestal La Norteñita CAR1744 · Forest Climate Action Reserve (CAR) Mexico 43,646 2023
Düzova Wind Power Project Turkey GLD672 Gold Standard Türkiye 41,157 2018 to 2019
AAC Blocks project by Mohit Industries Limited VCS1238 · Energy Efficiency Verra India 33,766 2017
Gyapa Cook Stoves Project in Ghana GLD407 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard Ghana 29,148 2022
Paradigm Healthy Cookstove and Water Treatment Project GLD966 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard Kenya 28,846 2019
Putian Shicheng Wind Farm Project VCS1448 · Renewable Energy Verra China 26,816 2016
Tejuva-Chandgarh Wind Project VCS1560 · Renewable Energy Verra India 22,000 2020
Smokeless Energy efficient cookstoves distribution in Rural India-3 GLD12019 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard India 20,575 2025
Grid Connected Wind Energy Project in Tamil Nadu VCS911 · Renewable Energy Verra India 19,000 2018
Ecofiltro Guatemala Improved Stoves and Water Purification Project GLD1321 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard Guatemala 14,409 2019
Smokeless energy efficient cookstoves distribution in rural India-4 GLD12020 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard India 14,108 2025
The Makira Forest Protected Area in Madagascar VCS1215 · Forest Verra Madagascar 12,140 2019
Smokeless Energy efficient cookstoves distribution in Rural India-2 GLD12018 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard India 11,977 2025
GS1247 VPA 47 Eritrean District Boreholes GLD4518 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard Eritrea 10,094 2019
Inner Mongolia Yihewusu Phase II 49.5 MW Wind Power Project VCS1001 · Renewable Energy Verra China 9,500 2013 to 2014
The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 09 Envirofit GLD3367 Gold Standard India 7,250 2019
The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 10 Envirofit GLD4291 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard India 6,392 2019
Sadilli Wind Farm Project Turkey GLD1237 Gold Standard Türkiye 6,129 2019
The Purus Project VCS963 · Forest Verra Brazil 4,700 2019

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Questions about PwC

How many carbon credits has PwC retired?

Registry records name PwC as beneficiary for 1,033,006 tonnes across 77 retirements since 2013, as of 1 June 2026.

Which projects has PwC retired credits from?

Soma-Polat Wind Farm Project (192,412 tonnes); Clean and Efficient Cooking and Heating Project China (125,509 tonnes); GreenTrees ACRE (Advanced Carbon Restored Ecosystem) (103,500 tonnes). The full list of 50 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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