Carbon credit projects in Australia

Registry records list 18 carbon credit projects in Australia, the largest group agriculture. Together they have issued 1,190,218 tonnes and retired 1,071,361.

Key figures

Projects

18

Registries

2

Credits issued

1,190,218 t

Credits retired

1,071,361 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Agriculture 8
  • Forest 7
  • Fuel Switching 1
  • Energy Efficiency 1
  • Not specified 1

Australia and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
0
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Not appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Not published
Cooperative approaches
0
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
0
Crediting Mechanism activities registered
0

Country-level facts from UN tracking. Whether a particular project is authorised is not shown here.

Source: UN Article 6 tracking (Article 6 Pipeline, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre) · Data as of 4 September 2026

What these figures mean

Most used methodologies

Hazard context

Wildfire
High
River flood
High
Drought
Low

Levels for the country as a whole, not for any one project site.

Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026

Projects

Largest issuance first.

Australian Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Project

Gold Standard · Australia

458.8K

issued tCO₂e

Redd Forests Grouped Project: Protection of Tasmanian Native Forest

Verra · Australia · Forest

395.8K

issued tCO₂e

Protection of a Tasmanian Native Forest (Project 3: Peter Downie)

Verra · Australia · Forest

221.2K

issued tCO₂e

New Leaf Carbon Project

Verra · Australia · Forest

73.7K

issued tCO₂e

Motion Energy EV Industry Charger Project

Verra · Australia · Fuel Switching

20.4K

issued tCO₂e

Protection of a Tasmanian native forest - Project 1 - REDD Forests Pilot

Verra · Australia · Forest

20.4K

issued tCO₂e

Carbon Smart Cropping and Pasture Systems Australia

Verra · Australia · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Cobram Estate Olives Regenerative Farming Project

Verra · Australia · Agriculture

Not yet issued

DIT AgTech grouped project: reduction of enteric methane emissions from livestock production systems via the uDOSE water medication technology.

Verra · Australia · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Feedworks Agolin® Enteric Methane Abatement in Ruminants, Australia & New Zealand

Verra · Australia · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Ground-Truth Australian Orchards

Verra · Australia · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Ground-Truth® Australian Orchards

Verra · Australia · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Land Life Reforestation and Restoration of Degraded Land in Australia - A

Verra · Australia · Forest

Not yet issued

Land Life Reforestation and Restoration on Degraded Land in Australia

Verra · Australia · Forest

Not yet issued

Reducing Enteric Methane Production in Cattle with the Use of an Orally Administered, Slow-Release Bolus in Australia

Verra · Australia · Agriculture

Not yet issued

SEA FOREST ENTERIC METHANE REDUCTION IN AUSTRALIA

Verra · Australia · Agriculture

Not yet issued

TASC Efficient Cooking in Southeast Asia and Oceana POA

Gold Standard · Australia · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Wheatbelt Biodiversity Carbon Credit Project

Verra · Australia · Forest

Not yet issued

Questions about Australia

How many carbon credit projects are in Australia?

18, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Australia signed Article 6 agreements?

UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Australia, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Australia?

VM0041 (4), VM0042 (4), VM0010 (4).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026