REI 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
1,117,770
Retirements
99
Years
2021 to 2025
Projects
33
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 |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 189,400 |
| 2024 | 174,686 |
| 2023 | 245,590 |
| 2022 | 257,672 |
| 2021 | 250,422 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By project type
| Type | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy | 496,465 | 44.4% |
| Ghg Management | 225,000 | 20.1% |
| Not specified | 179,866 | 16.1% |
| Energy Efficiency | 113,448 | 10.1% |
| Forest | 97,191 | 8.7% |
| Agriculture | 5,800 | 0.5% |
Types as the registries record them.
By registry
| Registry | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verra | 677,116 | 60.6% |
| Gold Standard | 251,178 | 22.5% |
| American Carbon Registry (ACR) | 97,191 | 8.7% |
| Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | 92,285 | 8.3% |
By vintage
The year the emission reduction or removal took place.
| Vintage | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2016 | 0 | 0% |
| 2016 to 2020 | 862,223 | 77.1% |
| 2021 onwards | 255,547 | 22.9% |
By host country
| Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 322,191 | 28.8% |
| India | 281,101 | 25.1% |
| China | 163,300 | 14.6% |
| Kenya | 140,450 | 12.6% |
| South Korea | 100,000 | 8.9% |
| Indonesia | 57,864 | 5.2% |
| Uganda | 52,864 | 4.7% |
ICVCM status of methodologies
| Current status | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Methodology assessed and not approved | 596,465 | 53.4% |
| Some versions of the methodology approved | 238,448 | 21.3% |
| Methodology not matched to ICVCM records | 179,866 | 16.1% |
| Methodology approved for the CCP label | 97,191 | 8.7% |
| No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet | 5,800 | 0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed removal and reduction | 62,991 | 5.6% |
| Reduction or avoidance | 1,054,779 | 94.4% |
Removals: 0 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 1,054,779 tonnes.
Projects retired from
Largest first. 33 projects, page 1 of 2.
| Project | Registry | Country | Tonnes | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Steel Waste Energy Cogeneration Project VCS786 · Energy Efficiency | Verra | South Korea | 100,000 | 2021 |
| Bundled Solar Photovoltaic Project by ACME VCS1753 · Renewable Energy | Verra | India | 95,451 | 2024 |
| Vaspet-II and Vaspet-III Wind Power Project, Maharashtra VCS1404 · Renewable Energy | Verra | India | 90,334 | 2023 |
| Hebei Guyuan County Dongxinying 199.5 MW Wind Power Project VCS903 · Renewable Energy | Verra | China | 86,250 | 2021 to 2022 |
| Morehead Landfill CAR592 · Ghg Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | United States | 77,345 | 2022 to 2024 |
| Clinton Landfill Gas Collection and Combustion Project VCS318 · Ghg Management | Verra | United States | 59,663 | 2021 to 2024 |
| 72 MW Wind power project in the South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia GLD7164 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | Indonesia | 57,864 | 2021 to 2022 |
| Winston Creek Forest Carbon Project ACR389 · Forest | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | United States | 57,191 | 2021 to 2024 |
| Jingyuan County 100MW Solar Power Generation Project VCS1406 · Renewable Energy | Verra | China | 56,250 | 2023 to 2024 |
| 140 MW Solar Photovoltaic Project in Rajasthan VCS1709 · Renewable Energy | Verra | India | 43,150 | 2025 |
| CPA 053 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GLD11198 | Gold Standard | Kenya | 42,178 | 2025 |
| UPM Blandin Native American Hardwoods Conservation & Carbon Sequestration Project ACR212 · Forest | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | United States | 40,000 | 2021 to 2024 |
| GS11191 VPA-1 Biolite Improved Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GLD11193 | Gold Standard | Kenya | 35,471 | 2025 |
| CPA 054 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GLD11199 | Gold Standard | Kenya | 34,516 | 2025 |
| Winchester Landfill Gas Project VCS833 · Ghg Management | Verra | United States | 28,681 | 2021 to 2023 |
| CPA 009 - Charcoal Stoves in Kenya GLD11194 | Gold Standard | Kenya | 25,301 | 2025 |
| Flathead Electric Cooperative Landfill Gas to Energy Project VCS640 · Ghg Management | Verra | United States | 23,629 | 2021 |
| Wind Energy Project at Devbhoomi Dwaraka,Gujarat by Powerica Limited VCS1831 · Renewable Energy | Verra | India | 20,841 | 2022 |
| Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Landfill Gas Collection and Combustion Project VCS5 · Ghg Management | Verra | United States | 20,742 | 2021 to 2023 |
| GS1247 VPA 164 EcoZoom Improved Stove Programme Uganda GLD7153 | Gold Standard | Uganda | 16,814 | 2021 to 2022 |
| Guyuan Wuhuaping 49.5 MW Wind Power Project VCS736 · Renewable Energy | Verra | China | 15,000 | 2023 |
| Hilltop Sand and Gravel Landfill GHG Project CAR829 · Ghg Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | United States | 14,940 | 2022 to 2024 |
| Bundled Wind Power project in Koppal Karnataka VCS1993 · Renewable Energy | Verra | India | 12,055 | 2022 to 2023 |
| Renewable Energy Project in Rajasthan & Maharashtra VCS1579 · Renewable Energy | Verra | India | 11,565 | 2022 to 2023 |
| VPA 173 EcoZoom Improved Stove Programme Uganda GLD7318 | Gold Standard | Uganda | 11,309 | 2022 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Questions about REI
How many carbon credits has REI retired?
Registry records name REI as beneficiary for 1,117,770 tonnes across 99 retirements since 2021, as of 1 June 2026.
Which projects has REI retired credits from?
Hyundai Steel Waste Energy Cogeneration Project (100,000 tonnes); Bundled Solar Photovoltaic Project by ACME (95,451 tonnes); Vaspet-II and Vaspet-III Wind Power Project, Maharashtra (90,334 tonnes). The full list of 33 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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