Greenhouse Gas Destruction

This project provides a verified carbon credit that can be retired on purchase.

Tradewater exists to improve the environment and create economic opportunity through the collection, control and destruction of refrigerants and halon fire suppressants that are potent non-CO2 greenhouse gases (GHGs). They also measure and plug abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells that are leaking methane into the atmosphere. They have set themselves a goal to prevent the release of at least 3 million tons of CO2e to the atmosphere annually. This collective activity is essential work in the prevention of catastrophic climate change.

At a time when carbon offsets and the purchase of carbon credits are very rightly coming under scrutiny, Tradewater stands out as best-in-class; they are a highly credible organisation, working directly with projects to bring much needed immediate and permanent, high-quality carbon offset credits to market. There is no end-of-life solution for old refrigerants and uncontrolled methane releases, so Tradewater meet a very important and un-met need. Their credits are third-party verified and issued by the leading carbon registries, ACR and VERRA.

They conduct their work to collect forgotten greenhouse gases around the world, using a small-scale aggregation approach. The consistent focus on many small sources results in large and scalable impact. Tradewater has collected and destroyed over 1.39 million pounds of refrigerants and halons, from more than 21,000+ individuals and businesses, across 49 states in the US and 4 continents around the world.

5 May 2023

Thailand, Costa Rica, Chile, USA, Saudi Arabia