Mission Statement
Carbon Retirement was founded to mitigate climate change. Using our customers' money, we buy heavy industry's rights to release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Under the European Union Emission Trading Scheme, governments allocate tradable credits, or allowances, to heavily polluting factories and power plants. When we retire or cancel these allowances, the volume of carbon dioxide that the industries can produce goes down. This causes the price of allowances to increase, encouraging industries to invest in low carbon technology. We aim to provide a simple and cost effective channel for individuals and organisations to retire allowances from the EU Emission Trading Scheme.
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Use the options above to work out how many tonnes of carbon you want to retire. You can calculate the emissions associated with flights, driving, and the energy you use at home. If you already know how many tonnes you want to retire, you can enter it directly.
The calculator follows recognised government guidelines. It uses data published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.