Carbon credit projects in Chile
Registry records list 53 carbon credit projects in Chile, most of them renewable energy. Together they have issued 16,411,939 tonnes and retired 13,437,999.
Key figures
Projects
53
Registries
4
Credits issued
16,411,939 t
Credits retired
13,437,999 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Verra 35
- Cercarbono 10
- Gold Standard 7
- Isometric 1
By category
- Renewable Energy 28
- Ghg Management 8
- Forest 7
- Fuel Switching 3
- Not specified 3
- Energy Efficiency 2
- Agriculture 1
- Biomass Cdr 1
Chile and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 3
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Published
- Cooperative approaches
- 1
- Article 6.2 activities
- 14
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 30
- 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
Most used methodologies
- ACM0002 18 projects
- AM0026 7 projects
- ACM0001 6 projects
- AMS-I-D 3 projects
- VM0003 2 projects
- AR-ACM0003 2 projects
- VM0038 1 project
- VM0042 1 project
- AMS-III-C 1 project
- AMS-III-AO 1 project
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- High
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.
Ovejería Photovoltaic Power Plant
Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy
33.3K
issued tCO₂e
PANITAO Biomass Thermal Energy Project
Verra · Chile · Fuel Switching
20.6K
issued tCO₂e
El Panul
Verra · Chile · Ghg Management
18.0K
issued tCO₂e
Methane capture and destruction on La Hormiga landfill in San Felipe and El Belloto landfill in Quilpue
Verra · Chile · Ghg Management
11.8K
issued tCO₂e
San Clemente Hydroelectric Power Plant
Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy
9.2K
issued tCO₂e
Changing the way we move: Electric buses for mining companies
Verra · Chile · Energy Efficiency
2.3K
issued tCO₂e
Alto Maipo Hydroelectric Project
Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Bosques Cautin S.A. Grouped Forest Carbon Project Through Extension of Rotation Age
Verra · Chile · Forest
Not yet issued
CCB - VCS Project ID 15 dec 2023 - Bosques Cautin S.A. Forest Carbon Project II
Verra · Chile · Forest
No issuance recorded
Caelus Grouped Project
Verra · Chile · Forest
Not yet issued
Canela Wind Farm Project
Gold Standard · Chile · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Copiulemu landfill gas project
Cercarbono · Chile · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Ecoprial Emission Avoidance Project
Verra · Chile · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Electric Mobility Program Chile VCS
Verra · Chile · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Emission reduction from plastic recycling Chile.
Gold Standard · Chile
No issuance recorded
FUEL REPLACEMENT WITH WASTE GAS STREAM CONTAINING HYDROGEN AND BIOMASS AT THE CMPC
Verra · Chile · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
La Yesca Landfill Gas Project
Verra · Chile · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Lebu III Wind Farm Project
Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Los Hierros Hydroelectric Plant
Gold Standard · Chile · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
MVC Biochar
Isometric · Chile · Biomass Cdr
No issuance recorded
Malleco, Lomas de Duqueco and Negrete Wind Project, Chile
Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Proventus Grouped Project
Verra · Chile · Forest
Not yet issued
Punta Colorada Wind Farm Project Phase I
Verra · Chile · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Reforestation of degraded lands in the Valle California of Patagonia, Chile
Verra · Chile · Forest
No issuance recorded
Respira Patagonia
Verra · Chile · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Questions about Chile
How many carbon credit projects are in Chile?
53, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Chile signed Article 6 agreements?
3 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Chile?
ACM0002 (18), AM0026 (7), ACM0001 (6).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026