By purchasing independently verified carbon offsets, customers support accredited environmental projects that either remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere (such as planting trees) or contribute towards emissions avoidance or reduction (such as replacing a coal-fired power station with a wind farm). One unit of carbon offset represents one metric tonne of greenhouse gas emissions avoided or removed from the atmosphere.

Emissions from each Scoot flight are calculated on a per-passenger basis. When you choose to make a voluntary contribution towards verified carbon offset projects for your flight, the equivalent number of carbon offsets generated from these projects will be retired by TEM.

Scoot supports carbon offset projects that are verified in accordance with international standards by independent third-party auditors under the Verified Carbon Standard Program and the Gold Standard. These standards ensure each project delivers real, measurable emissions reductions, which would not have occurred in a business-as-usual scenario should the project not be implemented. Each project is then issued carbon offsets, and each offset holds a unique serial number for traceability to prevent double accounting in the market. For instance, if the project demonstrated a reduction of in emissions of 1,000 tonnes of emissions, they would be issued with 1,000 verified carbon offsets. Supported projects are also compliant or finalising compliance with strict criteria under the pilot phase of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) governed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Carbon offsets purchased by customers are retired by TEM in the respective carbon registries where the projects are verified. This ensures that the offsets cannot be traded again.