TransAlta 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
1,000,000
Retirements
16
Years
2015
Projects
6
Registries
2
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Retirements by year
Tonnes by the year the retirement was recorded.
| Year | Tonnes retired |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,000,000 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By project type
| Type | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ghg Management | 1,000,000 | 100% |
Types as the registries record them.
By registry
| Registry | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | 623,726 | 62.4% |
| American Carbon Registry (ACR) | 376,274 | 37.6% |
By vintage
The year the emission reduction or removal took place.
| Vintage | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 2016 | 1,000,000 | 100% |
| 2016 to 2020 | 0 | 0% |
| 2021 onwards | 0 | 0% |
By host country
| Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,000,000 | 100% |
ICVCM status of methodologies
| Current status | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Methodology not matched to ICVCM records | 699,634 | 70% |
| Some versions of the methodology approved | 300,366 | 30% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reduction or avoidance | 1,000,000 | 100% |
Removals: 0 tonnes (long-duration and impermanent). Reduction or avoidance: 1,000,000 tonnes.
Projects retired from
Largest first. 6 projects.
| Project | Registry | Country | Tonnes | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Energy Geo-Seq ACR117 · Ghg Management | American Carbon Registry (ACR) | United States | 376,274 | 2015 |
| South Kent Landfill Gas to Energy Project CAR443 · Ghg Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | United States | 256,334 | 2015 |
| Coolgas India ODS Project 1 CAR596 · Ghg Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | United States | 144,087 | 2015 |
| Coolgas India ODS project 2 CAR597 · Ghg Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | United States | 137,624 | 2015 |
| East Central Sanitary Landfill Voluntary GCCS CAR451 · Ghg Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | United States | 44,032 | 2015 |
| Z-Best Food Waste Composting CAR801 · Ghg Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | United States | 41,649 | 2015 |
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
Questions about TransAlta
How many carbon credits has TransAlta retired?
Registry records name TransAlta as beneficiary for 1,000,000 tonnes across 16 retirements since 2015, as of 1 June 2026.
Which projects has TransAlta retired credits from?
Merit Energy Geo-Seq (376,274 tonnes); South Kent Landfill Gas to Energy Project (256,334 tonnes); Coolgas India ODS Project 1 (144,087 tonnes). The full list of 6 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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