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 4 of 4.
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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