Carbon credit projects in China

Registry records list 1,563 carbon credit projects in China, the largest group renewable energy. Together they have issued 257,720,606 tonnes and retired 158,131,954.

Key figures

Projects

1,563

Registries

3

Credits issued

257,720,606 t

Credits retired

158,131,954 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Renewable Energy 433
  • Agriculture 386
  • Ghg Management 346
  • Forest 152
  • Fuel Switching 127
  • Not specified 64
  • Energy Efficiency 54
  • Land Use 1

China and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
0
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
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
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.

Grouped Hydropower Plants in Chongqing, Yunnan,Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces, P.R. China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

7.4M

issued tCO₂e

Madushan Hydropower Project on Honghe River in Yunnan Province, China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

6.5M

issued tCO₂e

Ningxia Xiangshan Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

4.8M

issued tCO₂e

Yingpeng HFC23 Decompostion Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

4.5M

issued tCO₂e

4×50 MW Dayingjiang- 3 Hydropower Project Phases 1&2

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

3.6M

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Guyuan County Dongxinying 199.5 MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

3.4M

issued tCO₂e

Nansha Hydro Power Project in Yunnan Province China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

3.2M

issued tCO₂e

CECIC HKC Gansu Changma Wind Power project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

3.2M

issued tCO₂e

Sichuan Furong Coal Mine Methane Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

2.8M

issued tCO₂e

Zhangjiagang Nature Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

2.7M

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Huanghe Bingling Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

2.6M

issued tCO₂e

Guoluo Grassland Sustainable Management Project

Verra · China · Agriculture

2.6M

issued tCO₂e

Guazhou Beidaqiao No.1 Wind Farm Project in Gansu Province, China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

2.5M

issued tCO₂e

Zhangye Improved Grassland Management Project

Verra · China · Agriculture

2.5M

issued tCO₂e

Nanjing Jinling Grid Connected Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

2.3M

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Guazhou Beidaqiao Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

2.1M

issued tCO₂e

CECIC Gansu Yumen Changma No.3 Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

2.1M

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Chengde Weichang Yudaokou Pasture 150MW Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

2.1M

issued tCO₂e

65MW Dagushan hydropower Project in China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

2.0M

issued tCO₂e

China Guangdong Shenzhen Qianwan LNG generation project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

Qianbei Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

1.8M

issued tCO₂e

Yangcun Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.8M

issued tCO₂e

Jiangsu Dongtai Phase II Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.8M

issued tCO₂e

Clean and Efficient Cooking and Heating Project China

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

1.8M

issued tCO₂e

Guinan Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

Questions about China

How many carbon credit projects are in China?

1,563, as of 1 June 2026.

Has China signed Article 6 agreements?

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

Which methodologies are most used in China?

ACM0002 (296), AMS-III-AU (275), ACM0010 (104).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026