ARB-OZONE ARB Compliance Offset Protocol: Destruction of U.S. Ozone Depleting Substances Banks

ARB-OZONE is a chemical processes methodology used by 107 projects on American Carbon Registry (ACR), Climate Action Reserve (CAR). Registry records show 9,519,666 tonnes issued and 79.7% of them retired.

Key figures

Projects

107

Countries

1

Credits issued

9,519,666 t

Credits retired

7,591,288 t

Retired share of issued

79.7%

Projects yet to issue

4.7%

Source: Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database, as used by the Methodology Lab · Data as of June 2026

ICVCM status

Methodology approved for the CCP label.

  • CAR U.S. Ozone Depleting Substances Protocol - 1.0-2.0

The CCP label is applied to credits by the registry, issuance by issuance. An approved methodology means credits from projects using it can be eligible; it does not mean every credit carries the label.

What this means

CORSIA programme relevance

Whether the programmes this methodology is used on are approved by ICAO. Programme level only; unit eligibility depends on dates, authorisation and each programme's exclusions.

  • American Carbon Registry (ACR) 2024 to 2026: approved · 2027 to 2029: approved
  • Climate Action Reserve (CAR) 2024 to 2026: approved · 2027 to 2029: not approved

What this means

Where it is used

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Issuance by vintage

Issuance by vintage for ARB-OZONEVintages 2013 to 2025: 9,519,666 tonnes issued.0500k1M1.5M2M2013 issued: 657,415 tonnes20132014 issued: 1,082,121 tonnes2015 issued: 883,719 tonnes20152016 issued: 1,076,514 tonnes2017 issued: 1,741,715 tonnes20172018 issued: 1,674,225 tonnes2019 issued: 293,757 tonnes20192020 issued: 570,630 tonnes2021 issued: 310,504 tonnes20212022 issued: 232,579 tonnes2023 issued: 45,265 tonnes20232024 issued: 853,863 tonnes2025 issued: 97,359 tonnes2025
VintageIssued (tCO₂e)
202597,359
2024853,863
202345,265
2022232,579
2021310,504
2020570,630
2019293,757
20181,674,225
20171,741,715
20161,076,514
2015883,719
20141,082,121
2013657,415

Source: Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database · Data as of June 2026

Projects using ARB-OZONE

228 project pages in the CRBN.credit database, largest issuance first.

ECC ODS Destruction 2-2014

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

126.3K

issued tCO₂e

EOS ARB ODS 2013-5

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

126.2K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas 2019-5

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

125.4K

issued tCO₂e

EOS ACR 271

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

124.9K

issued tCO₂e

ClimeCo ODS Destruction 26

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

123.7K

issued tCO₂e

EOS ARB ODS 2013-3

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

122.8K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas Americas 2017-4

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

122.1K

issued tCO₂e

ClimeCo ODS Destruction 35

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

122.1K

issued tCO₂e

EOS ARB ODS 2014-1

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

122.1K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater ODS 5

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

121.5K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater ODS 6

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

120.9K

issued tCO₂e

Hudson Tech 2024-2

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

120.7K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas Americas 2018-2

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

119.8K

issued tCO₂e

ClimeCo ODS Destruction 33

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

119.2K

issued tCO₂e

Hudson Tech 2019-7

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

118.8K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater ODS 11

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

118.3K

issued tCO₂e

Wabashco Clean Sweep 7

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

116.8K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater ODS 1

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

116.7K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas 2019-3

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

114.9K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater ODS 46

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

114.8K

issued tCO₂e

Coolgas 2019-2

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

113.6K

issued tCO₂e

ECC ODS Destruction 11-2013

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

113.4K

issued tCO₂e

Wabashco Clean Sweep 3

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

112.4K

issued tCO₂e

Wabashco Clean Sweep 8

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

112.0K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas O'Hare

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

111.3K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about ARB-OZONE

How many projects use ARB-OZONE?

107 projects, in 1 country, as of June 2026.

Is ARB-OZONE approved by the ICVCM?

Methodology approved for the CCP label.

How much of the credits issued under ARB-OZONE have been retired?

79.7%, or 7,591,288 of 9,519,666 tonnes.