Everything you need to know about EU Emission Allowance deletion, our platform, pricing, and how to create climate impact through EUA deletion.
EU Emission Allowances are tradable permits under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). In general, one allowance corresponds to one tonne of CO₂ equivalent. When an allowance is deleted, it can no longer be used for compliance, which removes the legal right to emit that tonne.
EUA deletion is backed by EU law and the EU ETS cap-and-trade system. Unlike project-based offsets, deleting an allowance is not dependent on a future project outcome: once it is deleted, it cannot be used for compliance again.
How EUA deletion should be reported depends on your reporting framework and assurance requirements. Many organisations use deletion certificates as supporting evidence for voluntary climate action, but we recommend confirming treatment with your auditor or sustainability advisor for your specific use case.
When we delete an EUA, it's permanently removed from circulation in the EU ETS registry. This reduces the total number of allowances available, effectively lowering the overall carbon budget for EU industries. The deletion is irreversible and creates concrete impact by removing the legal right to emit one tonne of CO₂.
Short answer: Not always. Depending on market and regulatory dynamics, we may buy and hold EUAs before deletion to maximise the intended climate impact.
Why timing can matter: When the TNAC (Total Number of Allowances in Circulation) is high, the EU Market Stability Reserve can adjust future auction volumes. In those conditions, immediate deletion may not always translate into the full intended cap impact.
Minpact's approach - timed buy and hold: We aim to time deletions to reduce the risk that MSR adjustments dilute the effect of voluntary deletions. You can find more detail in our methodology materials and articles about the buy and hold approach.
Getting started is simple: create an account, calculate or enter an emission amount, check out, and track everything in your dashboard. You can offset emissions starting from 5 kg CO₂, and there's no maximum limit. Certificates are issued once the associated deletion is completed.
Yes, we provide carbon calculators for common activities like flights, road travel, and accommodation. These tools help you estimate emissions for offsetting. For comprehensive business carbon footprints, we recommend working with specialized consultants and using our platform for the offsetting component.
Each offset purchase generates a certificate showing the CO₂ amount, deletion date, unique certificate ID, and verification details. Certificates are stored in your dashboard and can be downloaded for reporting and assurance workflows.
Yes, we offer a comprehensive REST API that allows you to integrate carbon offsetting directly into your business processes. You can automate offset purchases, retrieve certificates, and manage your carbon accounting programmatically. API documentation is available in your dashboard.
Absolutely. Businesses can use our API to offer offsetting products or services to their customers. You can automatically calculate and offset emissions for each transaction, providing your customers with certificates as part of their purchase experience.
You can offset as little as 5 kg CO₂ or large corporate amounts. There's no maximum limit. Our platform is designed to handle everything from individual flight offsets to large-scale corporate emission offsetting programs.
Subscription plans provide automated monthly carbon offsetting for individuals and businesses. Choose from three pre-configured plans (Small: 250 kg CO₂, Medium: 500 kg CO₂, Large: 1000 kg CO₂) or create a custom plan with your specific monthly CO₂ amount.
Subscriptions automatically process offsets each month, generate certificates, and can be adjusted based on the number of people in your household or team. You can modify, pause, or cancel your subscription anytime from your dashboard.
The custom offset item library allows you to create reusable offset items for activities or products you regularly need to offset. Define the name, category, CO₂ emissions per item, and description for quick offsetting without recalculating each time.
This feature is particularly useful for businesses that offer carbon-neutral products, or individuals who frequently offset similar activities. Items can be edited, deleted, and quickly added to your cart with custom quantities.
The dashboard shows your latest offsets, purchase cart, travel calculators, offset library, subscriptions, payments, approvals, and resources so you can move from estimate to purchase in a few clicks.
The offset ledger lists every certificate. You can filter by allocation tags such as cost centers, projects, business units, and scopes (if enabled for your organisation), and use search to quickly find records for audits or internal reporting.
Use the export buttons on the certificates page to download XLSX overviews plus cost center, project, business unit, scope, and detail tabs. Individual certificates and invoices can be downloaded from their rows or the payments page.
Travel calculators and your offset library push items directly into the cart so you can check out with saved allocations. Subscriptions automate the same flow monthly and drop new certificates straight into the ledger.
Admins and finance roles can approve purchases, while other roles can suggest them. The purchase approvals page shows pending carts, lets approvers accept or decline, and keeps an audit-ready trail of who approved what.
Go to organisation → team and roles to invite colleagues, set their access (admin, finance, tech, viewer), and decide who can purchase, approve, or use API keys. Changes take effect immediately.
Allocation settings let you require or pre-fill cost centers, project codes, and business units so each certificate is tagged for finance. You can enable these fields, manage their lists, and set defaults under organisation settings.
Under organisation → billing & purchasing you can update company info, VAT numbers, invoice recipients, and purchasing controls. These details feed directly into invoices, certificates, and approvals so finance always sees the right entity data.
Our pricing is based on the EU ETS market price for EUAs, plus a transparent platform fee. You can see the current price breakdown on our pricing page. Pricing is updated monthly.
The payments page in your dashboard lists every invoice and receipt with status, payer details, and download links. You can filter by organisation, export for finance, and match each invoice to its certificates.
EUA prices fluctuate based on supply and demand in the EU carbon market, similar to other commodities. Factors include economic conditions, energy demand, regulatory changes, and weather patterns affecting energy consumption. Our transparent pricing reflects these real market conditions.
We use a monthly average EUA price to provide stable and predictable pricing while staying connected to EU ETS market conditions. The base EUA price and platform fee are shown on the pricing page, and the rate is updated monthly.
For larger volumes and enterprise programs, contact us to discuss custom pricing, invoicing, and integrations.
We accept major credit and debit cards for online checkout. For business customers, invoicing and bank transfer payment can be available depending on your organisation settings. All transactions are processed securely, and we do not store your card details on our servers.
Yes, we offer flexible invoicing options for business customers. When creating an offset, you can choose "Invoice" as your payment method, which will generate an invoice that you can pay within 30 days.
For larger volumes or custom payment terms, contact our sales team to discuss enterprise solutions.
Once EUAs are deleted, the process is irreversible. Therefore, we cannot offer refunds after deletion. However, if there's an issue before deletion occurs, please contact us immediately to discuss your situation.
Go to API keys in the dashboard to create, pause, or revoke keys. Keys are scoped to your organisation, respect your role permissions, and require invoice payment to be enabled on the account.
Yes. Configure endpoints on the webhooks page, choose events like certificate issued or payment confirmed, and use the shared signing secret to verify deliveries.
The API documentation page in the sidebar includes endpoints, request examples, and quickstarts for purchase flows, certificate retrieval, and pricing. You can test calls with your keys and move to production without changing endpoints.
Card payments are processed through secure payment processors that are PCI DSS compliant. We never store your payment card details on our servers. All traffic is encrypted in transit (HTTPS).
We collect only the minimum data necessary to provide our service: account information, offset purchase details, and certificate generation data. This enables us to deliver certificates, provide customer support, and maintain accurate records for verification purposes. We never sell your data to third parties.
We use industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit, access controls, and least-privilege internal access. We aim to follow GDPR principles and handle personal data only for legitimate service and compliance needs.
Yes, you can request account deletion. We'll remove or anonymise personal data where possible, while retaining certain records (such as certificates and invoices) where we have legal, accounting, or fraud-prevention obligations.
Our support team can help with technical issues and questions. You can reach us by email or schedule a call. We typically respond within 24 hours on business days.
Can't find the answer you're looking for? Our team is ready to assist you with any questions about carbon offsetting, our platform, or getting started.
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