# Carbon removal credits > Markdown version of https://www.carbonfootprint.store/carbon-credits/carbon-removal. Part of The Carbon Marketplace (carbonfootprint.store), run by Carbon Footprint Ltd. See https://www.carbonfootprint.store/llms.txt for how agents can use the site. Removal credits pay for carbon that has been taken out of the atmosphere and stored, rather than emissions that were avoided. Compare the available removal projects below, then read what to check before buying. - [Verra Registry](https://registry.verra.org/) - [Gold Standard Impact Registry](https://registry.goldstandard.org/projects) - [Carbon removal pathways (carbonfootprint.com)](https://www.carbonfootprint.com/carbon_removal.html) - [How CRISP ratings work (carbonoffsetratings.org)](https://www.carbonoffsetratings.org/ratings/) ## Available projects 11 projects are currently listed in this category. Availability and vintages may change. - [‘Guanaré’ Forest Plantations on Degraded Grasslands Under Extensive Grazing](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/guanare-forest-plantations-on-degraded-grasslands-under-extensive-grazing-60ee0afc4047cb0752222c36.md): Afforestation in Uruguay. Verified Carbon Standard; vintages 2017, 2018; CRISP 4.0/5. - [Afforestation of Degraded Grasslands in Vichada, Colombia](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/afforestation-of-degraded-grasslands-in-vichada-colombia-689dd877a0a68c0303f0c445.md): Afforestation in Colombia. Verified Carbon Standard; vintages 2022; CRISP 4.2/5. - [Biochar Project-1 by WeAct](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/biochar-project-1-by-weact-681dd5be3ed84d02ece0f9a0.md): Biochar in India. Verified Carbon Standard; vintages 2024, 2025; CRISP 4.4/5. - [Carbon Sequestration in the Coniferous and Broadleaf Forests of the Ejido Mil Diez and Annexes, Municipality of Pueblo Nuevo, State of Durango, Mexico](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/carbon-sequestration-in-the-coniferous-and-broadleaf-forests-of-the-ejido-mil-diez-and-ann-699457139fa652f608c8a407.md): Afforestation in Mexico. Climate Action Reserve (CAR); vintages 2022; CRISP 4.2/5. - [CO2OL Tropical Mix](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/co2ol-tropical-mix-679274deda045002b1309f30.md): Afforestation in Panama. Gold Standard; vintages 2020, 2021, 2022; CRISP 3.9/5. - [Project Reignite: Turning Farm Waste to Climate Action](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/project-reignite-turning-farm-waste-to-climate-action-681b4416e8b97802cf5c2b7c.md): Biochar in India. Verified Carbon Standard; vintages 2023; CRISP 4.6/5. - [Qianbei Afforestation Project](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/qianbei-afforestation-project-677bf60139dcfe03116bac3e.md): Afforestation in China. Verified Carbon Standard; vintages 2021; CRISP 4.2/5. - [Reforestation Of Degraded Forest Reserve Areas In Ghana, West Africa](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/reforestation-of-degraded-forest-reserve-areas-in-ghana-west-africa-66630cfe6d7e430029a290bd.md): Afforestation in Ghana. Verified Carbon Standard; vintages 2022; CRISP 4.0/5. - [Reforestation of Degraded Lands in Sierra Leone](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/reforestation-of-degraded-lands-in-sierra-leone-67b73d4281f91002bf88495d.md): Afforestation in Sierra Leone. Verified Carbon Standard; vintages 2022; CRISP 4.0/5. - [Soil Carbon Improvement Project through Grassland Management, in South Africa](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/soil-carbon-improvement-project-through-grassland-management-in-south-africa-681ddf25bbd70d02c394e2c4.md): Grassland Restoration in South Africa. Verified Carbon Standard; vintages 2022; CRISP 4.2/5. - [Zhangye Improved Grassland Management Project](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/projects/zhangye-improved-grassland-management-project-652cef93d6b6490029dc7a1d.md): Grassland Restoration in China. Verified Carbon Standard; vintages 2020; CRISP 3.8/5. ## Nature-based and engineered removals Nature-based removals grow or restore carbon stocks: afforestation and reforestation, mangrove and grassland restoration, and soil carbon. They are affordable and bring biodiversity and community benefits, but the carbon can be lost to fire, disease or land-use change, so permanence has to be managed. Engineered removals lock carbon away for far longer: biochar buried in soils, enhanced rock weathering, carbonated building materials and direct air capture with geological storage. They cost several times more per tonne because the technology is young and capacity is small. ## Why removals matter for net zero Reaching net zero means cutting emissions first and then neutralising what remains with removals, not avoidance. Corporate frameworks such as the Science Based Targets initiative expect residual emissions at the net-zero date to be balanced with permanent removals. Many buyers start with a blend of removal and avoidance credits and raise the removal share over time. ## Evidence to check The questions that matter most for removals are about storage, not just capture. - Durability: how long the carbon is expected to stay stored, and what happens if it is released. - Reversal protection: for land-based projects, the size of the buffer pool and the monitoring period after crediting ends. - Measurement: how the stored carbon is quantified, and whether it is measured on the ground or modelled. - Additionality: whether the removal would have happened anyway, for example trees planted for timber regardless of the credit. - Vintage and issuance: that the tonnes you buy have been verified and issued, not only forecast. ## What affects the price Storage durability is the main driver. Afforestation credits on this marketplace are typically in the same range as other nature-based credits, while biochar and other engineered removals cost from around £150 per tonne. Prices exclude VAT and include retirement, certificate and payment fees. Applicable VAT is added at checkout. Sign in to see live prices. ## How to read the CRISP rating CRISP, the Carbon Ratings InSight Platform, reviews each project’s design document, verification and monitoring reports, scores five criteria out of 5 with a written justification for each, and averages them into the overall rating you see on every project card. More than 1,800 projects are rated and the ratings are free to read. - Additionality: would the reductions have happened anyway? CRISP looks for regulatory surplus, financial need for the credit revenue, activities that are not common practice, and a credible baseline. - Permanence: how long the benefit lasts and how reversal risk is managed, through monitoring, buffer pools or insurance and long-term project commitments. - Quantification: whether the reductions are measured with robust methods, a clear baseline, systematic monitoring, independent verification and transparent reporting. - Leakage: whether emissions simply shift outside the project boundary, and whether that is monitored and deducted from the credits. - ICVCM CCP status: 1 if the methodology has not been submitted or failed assessment, 3 if submitted and pending, 5 if approved under the Core Carbon Principles. ## Before you buy 1. You know whether the project is nature-based or engineered, and the durability that implies. 2. The CRISP notes on permanence and reversal risk are satisfactory. 3. The credit is an issued, verified removal on the registry, not a forward purchase. 4. The removal share fits your plan: residual emissions at net zero need permanent removals. 5. You have compared the price per tonne against the durability you are paying for. Guide reviewed September 2026. Prices and availability change; sign in for live prices. ## Buyer questions ### What is the difference between a removal and an avoidance credit? An avoidance credit pays for emissions that were prevented, such as a wind farm replacing coal power or a stove that burns less wood. A removal credit pays for carbon taken out of the atmosphere and stored, such as a new forest or biochar. Both are one tonne of CO₂e; removals are needed to neutralise residual emissions at net zero. ### How permanent are nature-based removals? Trees and soils store carbon for decades to centuries but can lose it to fire, pests or clearing. Standards manage this with long monitoring periods and buffer pools of unsold credits that replace any reversals. Engineered removals such as biochar and mineralisation store carbon for hundreds to thousands of years. ### Why are engineered removals so expensive? Direct air capture, enhanced weathering and biochar are early-stage technologies with small capacity and high energy or processing costs. Prices are falling as plants scale up, and buying now helps fund that growth. ### Can I mix removals with cheaper avoidance credits? Yes, and most buyers do. A common approach is to cover the whole footprint with a blend and increase the removal share each year, or to use removals for the residual emissions that cannot be cut and avoidance credits for the rest. ### How is the CRISP rating calculated? Each project is scored out of 5 on additionality, permanence, quantification, leakage and ICVCM Core Carbon Principles status, with a written justification for every score. The overall rating is the average of the five. The full breakdown for each project is free to read on carbonoffsetratings.org, and each project page here links to it. ## Other categories - [Gold Standard carbon credits](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/carbon-credits/gold-standard.md) - [Verra VCS carbon credits](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/carbon-credits/verra-vcs.md) - [Clean cooking carbon credits](https://www.carbonfootprint.store/carbon-credits/clean-cooking.md) --- Choose a project with confidence: compare the project activity, standard, available vintages and CRISP assessment. Create a free account to view prices and buy individual projects. For orders over 500 tCO2e, contact info@carbonfootprint.com or +44 (0)1256 592599 to discuss your requirements. 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