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.

Puzhen Afforestation Project in Guizhou Province

Verra · China · Forest

170.7K

issued tCO₂e

Dachunhe Sanji 6MW Hydropower Project in Yunnan Province

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

170.6K

issued tCO₂e

Jilin Changling Wind Farm Phase II Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

170.5K

issued tCO₂e

Tiefa Coal Mine Methane Utilisation for Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

167.6K

issued tCO₂e

Xuan Cheng Composting Project Phase II

Verra · China · Ghg Management

167.5K

issued tCO₂e

Jiangsu Rudong Lingyang Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

165.8K

issued tCO₂e

*Ningxia Yinyi 49.50MW Wind-farm Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

163.9K

issued tCO₂e

Guoyang MSW Landfill Site LFG Recovery and Comprehensive Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

163.4K

issued tCO₂e

Xuancheng Composting Project Phase I

Verra · China · Ghg Management

162.9K

issued tCO₂e

Luoning Biomass Cogeneration Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

162.7K

issued tCO₂e

Chia Tai AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Guangdong Province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

162.0K

issued tCO₂e

CSD Wastewater Treatment Plant Project in Hebei Province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

161.5K

issued tCO₂e

Biomass Power Generation Project by Everbright Alternative Energy (Dangshan) Limited

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

161.4K

issued tCO₂e

Ziyang LFG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

160.7K

issued tCO₂e

Zhangbei Mijiagou 49.5 MW Wind Farm Project in China

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

160.2K

issued tCO₂e

CGN Dunhuang 10MW Grid-connected Solar PV Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

159.4K

issued tCO₂e

Jiyuan MSW Landfill Site LFG Recovery to Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

158.0K

issued tCO₂e

Shanxi Loufan Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

157.1K

issued tCO₂e

Xinwufeng AMMS GHG Mitigation Project in Hunan Province

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

155.8K

issued tCO₂e

Feitian 11 & Dabatian CMM Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

155.4K

issued tCO₂e

Wutuhe Erji hydro power project in Guizhou Province, China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

155.4K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Nameguo, Faguo Hydropower stations

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

153.6K

issued tCO₂e

Guohua Rongcheng Phase III Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

152.8K

issued tCO₂e

Qian'an Wangxin Caizi Town Windfarm Project Phase I

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

151.3K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Yumen Sanshilijingzi Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

149.4K

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