Retirement
What retirement means
Retirement permanently consumes a carbon credit so it cannot be traded or counted again toward a claim. On CO2 TRUST, every credit you interact with is a CO2T (1TON) credit; retiring it should feel like one simple action on your side.
Retiring in the CO2True UI (CO2True.com)
At CO2True.com you complete a straightforward retirement prompt for eligible credits: you say in whose name the retirement is made, submit, and CO2True processes the request within the timeframe shown in that flow.
You do not need to open Puro.earth, Isometric, Carbon Standard International (CSI), or other registry portals yourself. CO2True manages communicating your retirement to every registry partner that applies—so the same intended effect (credit gone, claim supported, records aligned) is reflected where each partner requires it. Partner-program credits (for example Woodchuck or other CO2True-issued lines) follow the same idea when the program is supported in the UI; anything extra is called out in the flow or partner materials.
Why it matters
- One clear place to retire reduces mistakes and double-counting.
- Registry rules still exist; CO2True handles the coordination so you are not responsible for wiring each operator yourself.
Platform direction
We keep retirement simple in the product while continuing to deepen how CO2True syncs outcomes across Puro, Isometric, CSI, CO2True issuance, and future partners.