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.

Laizhou Landfill Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

230.2K

issued tCO₂e

China Resources Huilai Xian¡¯an Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

229.0K

issued tCO₂e

Heilongjiang Mulan Windfarm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

228.8K

issued tCO₂e

Guangxi Youjiang Naji Navigation and Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

228.0K

issued tCO₂e

Liaoning Changtu Shihu Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

226.3K

issued tCO₂e

Shuangbaotai Animal Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project in Anhui Province

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

225.0K

issued tCO₂e

Nanba Associated Gas Processing Plant and the Auxiliary Engineering

Verra · China · Ghg Management

224.6K

issued tCO₂e

Hunan Guanbaodu-Liangjiangkou Small-scale Hydropower Bundle Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

224.4K

issued tCO₂e

Yichang Huangjiawan MSW Landfill site LFG Recovery to power project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

224.2K

issued tCO₂e

Chongqing Longshui 8MW Hydro Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

223.0K

issued tCO₂e

Jilin Huaneng Zhenlai Mali Wind Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

219.8K

issued tCO₂e

Haicheng Landfill Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

219.4K

issued tCO₂e

Heilongjiang Bianfushan Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

218.6K

issued tCO₂e

Zhangjiakou Chabei Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

216.6K

issued tCO₂e

CGN Aletai Qinghe Phase I 20MWp Grid-connected PV Power Plant Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

216.0K

issued tCO₂e

Guangzhou Xingfeng landfill gas to LNG Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

214.7K

issued tCO₂e

Jinjia Jiayi CMM Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

205.7K

issued tCO₂e

Xinjiang Dabancheng Sanchang First Phase Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

205.5K

issued tCO₂e

Honiton Energy Bailingmiao Phase Two Windfarm Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

204.0K

issued tCO₂e

CNOOC Pingyin Wind Farm Phase I project

Gold Standard · China

201.4K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Yongchang County Donghewan Cascaded Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

201.4K

issued tCO₂e

Liaoning Faku Heping Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

199.9K

issued tCO₂e

Putian Shijing Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

197.3K

issued tCO₂e

Nanzhao County MSW Landfill Site LFG Pollution Treatment and Comprehensive Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

194.0K

issued tCO₂e

CGN Kashi Yingjisha Phase I 20MWp Grid-connected PV Power Plant Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

192.4K

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