Spotify 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
530,534
Retirements
207
Years
2018 to 2025
Projects
90
Registries
3
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Retirements by year
Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.
A further 320 tonnes have no retirement date in registry records, so they are counted in the total but not in any year.
| Year | Tonnes retired |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | none recorded |
| 2023 | none recorded |
| 2022 | 320,108 |
| 2021 | 166,619 |
| 2020 | 35,374 |
| 2019 | 7,465 |
| 2018 | 644 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By project type
| Type | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy | 303,312 | 57.2% |
| Ghg Management | 95,000 | 17.9% |
| Not specified | 84,531 | 15.9% |
| Energy Efficiency | 26,980 | 5.1% |
| Forest | 15,320 | 2.9% |
| Fuel Switching | 5,391 | 1% |
Types as the registries record them.
By registry
| Registry | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Verra | 225,004 | 42.4% |
| Gold Standard | 210,530 | 39.7% |
| Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | 95,000 | 17.9% |
By vintage
The year the emission reduction or removal took place.
| Vintage | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2016 | 43,506 | 8.2% |
| 2016 to 2020 | 166,708 | 31.4% |
| 2021 onwards | 320,320 | 60.4% |
ICVCM status of methodologies
| Current status | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Methodology assessed and not approved | 317,177 | 59.8% |
| Methodology not matched to ICVCM records | 187,386 | 35.3% |
| No ICVCM decision on the methodology yet | 15,624 | 2.9% |
| Some versions of the methodology approved | 9,593 | 1.8% |
| Methodology under assessment | 754 | 0.1% |
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 | 39,059 | 7.4% |
| Reduction or avoidance | 491,475 | 92.6% |
Removals: 39,059 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 491,475 tonnes.
Projects retired from
Largest first. 90 projects, page 2 of 4.
| Project | Registry | Country | Tonnes | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidrap Wind Farm Project Phase 1 GLD4813 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | Indonesia | 3,150 | 2020 |
| Solar cooking in Chad Iridimi (VPA1) GLD3445 | Gold Standard | Chad | 3,104 | 2020 to 2021 |
| WithOneSeed Timor Leste Community Forestry Program GLD4210 | Gold Standard | Timor-Leste | 3,103 | 2018 to 2020 |
| Improved cook-stoves in Guinea GLD880 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Guinea | 2,907 | 2020 to 2021 |
| Australian Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Project GLD3039 | Gold Standard | Australia | 2,893 | 2019 to 2020 |
| GS1729 Myanmar Stoves Campaign - SLOW LIFE in Myanmar - VPA No. 001 GLD2295 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Myanmar | 2,180 | 2020 to 2021 |
| Clean and Efficient Cooking and Heating Project China GLD949 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | China | 2,154 | 2018 to 2021 |
| Darfur Efficient Cook-stove Project GLD500 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Sudan | 2,108 | 2018 to 2021 |
| Gyapa Cook Stoves Project in Ghana GLD407 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Ghana | 2,031 | 2021 |
| Ningxia Lingwu Baitugang 40MWp Solar PV Power Generation Project GLD2501 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | China | 2,031 | 2021 |
| GS1729 Myanmar Stoves Campaign - Stoves for Myanmar - VPA No. 003 GLD2395 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Myanmar | 2,022 | 2020 |
| 20 MW Solar Project in Sanwreej Jodhpur Rajasthan- Pre CDM Clone GLD7361 | Gold Standard | India | 2,005 | 2019 to 2020 |
| GS1005 Qori Q'oncha - Improved cookstoves diffusion programme in Peru - VPA1 GLD685 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Peru | 1,865 | 2021 |
| The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme India - VPA No. 12 Envirofit GLD5417 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | India | 1,743 | 2021 |
| 40 MW Orange Charanka Solar Power Project in Gujarat India GLD5866 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | India | 1,665 | 2021 |
| National Bachu Biomass Power Generation Project GLD1228 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | China | 1,579 | 2021 |
| Betulia Hydroelectric project GLD1367 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | Honduras | 1,500 | 2020 |
| Burn Stoves Project in Kenya GLD5642 | Gold Standard | Kenya | 1,450 | 2021 |
| Balikesir Susurluk 45 MW Wind Farm Project GLD854 | Gold Standard | Türkiye | 1,445 | 2021 |
| *WWF Nepal Gold Standard Biogas Voluntary Emission Reduction (VER) Project GLD504 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Nepal | 1,440 | 2021 |
| GS1005 Qori Q'oncha - Improved cookstoves diffusion programme in Peru - VPA2 GLD1049 · Energy Efficiency | Gold Standard | Peru | 1,408 | 2020 to 2021 |
| Biomass based power project of VPL GLD6607 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | India | 1,382 | 2021 |
| CEMEL HYDRO BUNDLE GLD1208 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | Türkiye | 1,328 | 2021 |
| Qielong 1.2MW Hydro Power Project GLD481 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | China | 1,283 | 2021 |
| SSE1 Solar PV 1 to 10 Power Plant Project GLD4273 · Renewable Energy | Gold Standard | Thailand | 1,266 | 2021 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Questions about Spotify
How many carbon credits has Spotify retired?
Registry records name Spotify as beneficiary for 530,534 tonnes across 207 retirements since 2018, as of 1 June 2026.
Which projects has Spotify retired credits from?
Phlogiston Phase I (95,000 tonnes); 100 MW SOLAR PROJECT IN BHADLA IN RAJASTHAN. (85,000 tonnes); 150 MW Solar Project in Karnataka by Avaada Solar (70,000 tonnes). The full list of 90 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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