Where your money goes when you offset
Your fixed per-tonne price covers six things — the verified credits, sourcing and due diligence, registry retirement fees, certificate generation, payment processing, and running the platform. There are no hidden fees and no surge pricing. We don't publish a single "margin" figure because it's easy to game and tells you nothing about whether your tonne was actually retired; instead we publish the proof — a registry-traceable serial for every retirement.
Carbon offsetting has a trust problem, and opacity is a big part of it. When you can’t see what happens to your money or whether a credit was really retired, you can’t tell whether you funded climate action or someone’s spread. We can’t fix the whole market, but we can be clear about how we work.
What your payment covers
When you buy a tonne, the fixed price you see covers six things: the verified credits themselves, the sourcing and due diligence to screen them against our integrity standards, the registry fees to permanently retire them, generating your certificate and public verify page, payment processing, and running the platform and support behind it all. There are no hidden fees added at checkout and no demand-based surge pricing — the price you see is the price you pay.
Why we don’t publish a single “margin” number
A blended margin figure sounds transparent, but it’s misleading: costs differ across methodologies, wholesale prices move, and a single percentage tells you nothing about whether your tonne was actually retired. So instead of a number that’s easy to game, we publish the thing that can’t be faked — the proof.
The proof that matters
Every retirement carries a registry-traceable serial number, logged on a public registry like Verra or Gold Standard. Every certificate has a public verify page. You can look up any retirement and confirm, independently, that the credit was permanently retired one-for-one against your purchase. That’s a stronger guarantee than any margin disclosure: you don’t have to trust us, because you can check.
See the latest figures and our public retirement ledger on the transparency report.
What does my per-tonne payment actually pay for?
Six things — the verified carbon credits themselves, the sourcing and due diligence to screen them, the registry fees to permanently retire them, generating your PDF certificate and public verify page, payment processing, and running the platform and support. The price is fixed and shown up front.
Why don't you publish your margin?
A single blended margin figure sounds transparent but is misleading — costs differ across methodologies, wholesale prices move, and a percentage tells you nothing about whether your specific tonne was actually retired. We publish the thing that can't be faked instead: a registry-traceable serial for every retirement.
Are there hidden fees or surge pricing?
No. The price per tonne is fixed in USD and shown before you pay. There are no fees added at checkout and no demand-based surge pricing.
How can I verify my tonne was really retired?
Every retirement carries a unique serial number logged on a public registry such as Verra or Gold Standard, and every certificate has a public verify page. You can look it up and confirm, independently, that the credit was permanently retired one-for-one against your purchase.