How to Buy Carbon Offsets

How to Buy Carbon Offsets in the Carbon Shop

1. Go to the Carbon Shop

2. Explore the Projects

a) On left side of the shop page, you can search by:

• Product Categories, and
• Sustainability Beyond Carbon tags.

b) Quick Links are in the center top of page – projects are grouped based on:

• Our 3 Themes (Renewables | People | Forests).
• Standards (VCS, VCS+CCBS, Gold Standard).
• Project Types.

c) Scroll down the page to see all projects on offer, sorted by price per tonne.

Click on a project to access detailed information about it:

• All information included in our standard formal quote is available.
• All the usual info – project number, type, location, Standard, vintage.
• An explanation of the project and how it contributes to Sustainability Beyond Carbon.
• A direct link to each project’s Design, Monitoring, Validation and Verification Reports is provided.

3. Add What You Want to the Cart

• Select the number of tonnes you want and add the project to your cart.
• You can choose one or more projects.
• Buy from 1 tonne

4. Checkout

• Page 1: Billing details
  • add these
• Page 2: Retirement Information
  • add retirement information including name, reason and message
  • happy to help draft message – just let us know when completing this section.
  • agree to the public listing of the retirement in the relevant Standard’s Registry (VCS or Gold Standard).
• Page 3: Payment
  • Payment by credit card via Stripe or PayPal.

5. Retirement

• After payment is received, the carbon offsets are permanently retired in the relevant Standard’s (VCS or Gold Standard) Registry.
• The carbon offsets are retired under your name shortly after purchase (often same day), with serial numbers unique to you.
• Your retirement name and accompanying message are used as specified by you during the checkout process.
• The retirement details may be confirmed prior to retirement if unclear, or if you have requested we get in touch.
• The details recorded for the retirement in the Registry cannot be changed once the process is completed, so please ensure you are happy with what you submit.

Documentation Provided

Once the carbon offsets are retired, extensive documentation suitable for use by verifiers is provided.

• Documentation includes the Registry’s confirmation email(s), a Beyond Neutral Statement of Carbon Offset Retirement for each project’s retired units, and links to the retirement entry in the Registry.
• If you are participating in Australia’s Climate Active program, our default message and retirement documentation meet Climate Active’s requirements.
• We do not do generic, grouped block retirements where offsets purchased by different companies/ people are retired as a block in a single retirement on a Registry.
• No hidden costs – the quoted carbon price covers an individualised retirement process and includes your own retirement certificate.