Qantas 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

1,627,298

Retirements

374

Years

2010 to 2026

Projects

44

Registries

2

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Retirements by year

Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.

Tonnes retired by yearQantas: 1,627,298 tonnes retired, 2010 to 2026, by year of retirement.0125k250k375k500k2010: 64,838 tonnes20102011: 203,064 tonnes2012: 239,585 tonnes20122013: 200,489 tonnes201420162017: 13,566 tonnes2018: 128,919 tonnes20182019: 106,972 tonnes2020: 38,320 tonnes20202021: 75,619 tonnes2022: 30,566 tonnes20222023: 88,031 tonnes2024: 169,425 tonnes20242025: 209,097 tonnes2026: 58,807 tonnes2026
YearTonnes retired
2026 58,807
2025 209,097
2024 169,425
2023 88,031
2022 30,566
2021 75,619
2020 38,320
2019 106,972
2018 128,919
2017 13,566
2016 none recorded
2015 none recorded
2014 none recorded
2013 200,489
2012 239,585
2011 203,064
2010 64,838

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By project type

TypeTonnesShare
Renewable Energy827,76350.9%
Forest401,33624.7%
Fuel Switching223,75413.8%
Energy Efficiency167,43510.3%
Not specified7,0100.4%

Types as the registries record them.

By registry

RegistryTonnesShare
Verra1,522,17493.5%
Gold Standard105,1246.5%

By vintage

The year the emission reduction or removal took place.

VintageTonnesShare
Before 2016898,99155.2%
2016 to 2020491,23230.2%
2021 onwards237,07514.6%

By host country

CountryTonnesShare
India386,65323.8%
China349,48821.5%
Thailand223,75413.8%
Papua New Guinea159,4249.8%
Indonesia119,1927.3%
Ethiopia95,8065.9%
Peru91,7575.6%
Cambodia67,9484.2%
Vietnam44,4732.7%
Australia34,9632.1%

The 10 largest of 16 countries.

ICVCM status of methodologies

Current statusTonnesShare
Methodology assessed and not approved993,83461.1%
No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet430,70326.5%
Methodology under assessment194,38711.9%
Methodology not matched to ICVCM records7,0100.4%
Methodology withdrawn from assessment1,3640.1%

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
Mixed removal and reduction150,1559.2%
Reduction or avoidance1,477,14390.8%

Removals: 0 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 1,477,143 tonnes.

How projects are classed

Projects retired from

Largest first. 44 projects, page 2 of 2.

ProjectRegistryCountry TonnesYears
Cenol and Telha Forte Ceramics Switching Fuel Project VCS54 · Renewable Energy Verra Brazil 19,311 2010 to 2011
Wind bundle project in Maharashtra by Sispara VCS1660 · Renewable Energy Verra India 19,087 2018 to 2019
REDD project in Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru VCS868 · Forest Verra Peru 11,240 2013
Energy Efficient Stoves Program - CPA1 GLD11147 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard Ethiopia 10,368 2023 to 2025
150 MW grid connected Wind Power based electricity generation project in Gujarat, India. VCS292 · Renewable Energy Verra India 7,000 2024
Bundled Wind Power Project in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala by D.J. Malpani VCS1679 · Renewable Energy Verra India 7,000 2024
Redd Forests Grouped Project: Protection of Tasmanian Native Forest VCS641 · Forest Verra Australia 6,591 2011 to 2012
Protection of a Tasmanian native forest - Project 1 - REDD Forests Pilot VCS605 · Forest Verra Australia 6,158 2012 to 2013
Bundled Wind Power Project in Tamil Nadu, India, Co-ordinated by Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association(TASMA-V1) VCS250 · Renewable Energy Verra India 4,239 2018
Sah Wind Power Plant GLD905 Gold Standard Türkiye 4,006 2022 to 2023
Mobuya Mini Hydro Power Plant 3 x 1000 kW North Sulawesi, Indonesia VCS238 · Renewable Energy Verra Indonesia 4,000 2010
Bundled Wind Power Project in Tamil Nadu managed by Enercon India Limited-I VCS281 · Renewable Energy Verra India 3,084 2020
Promoting Clean Cooking Solutions for the Disadvantaged Households in Nepal GLD6597 Gold Standard Nepal 3,004 2022 to 2023
Promoting Clean Cooking Solutions for the Disadvantaged Households GLD6212 · Energy Efficiency Gold Standard Nepal 2,308 2023
Bundled wind power project in Harshnath managed by Enercon (India) Limited VCS381 · Renewable Energy Verra India 2,243 2021
ONIL Stoves Guatemala Uspantan VCS1721 · Energy Efficiency Verra Guatemala 1,364 2022
Satara Wind Power Project in Maharashtra, India VCS1519 · Renewable Energy Verra India 1,145 2018
Bundled Wind Power project in Tamil Nadu managed by Enercon India Limited II VCS404 · Renewable Energy Verra India 118 2021
Improved Cookstoves Project for Malawi and cross-border regions of Mozambique CPA MAL 005 VCS1719 · Energy Efficiency Verra Malawi 9 2022

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Questions about Qantas

How many carbon credits has Qantas retired?

Registry records name Qantas as beneficiary for 1,627,298 tonnes across 374 retirements since 2010, as of 1 June 2026.

Which projects has Qantas retired credits from?

Siam Cement Biomass Project (223,754 tonnes); April Salumei Rainforest Community Conservation Project (159,424 tonnes); Xinjiang Dabancheng Sanchang Phase III Wind Power Project (118,688 tonnes). The full list of 44 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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