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.

Yanling Shendu Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

146.8K

issued tCO₂e

Yangxiang AWMS GHG Mitigation Project In Shandong Province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

144.9K

issued tCO₂e

Shanxi Changzhi Sanyuan CMM Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

143.6K

issued tCO₂e

Liling LFG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

140.1K

issued tCO₂e

Nanyang Danjiang River Solar Cooker Project Phase II

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

137.3K

issued tCO₂e

Guizhou Yingxing CMM Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

134.7K

issued tCO₂e

Luyi Biogas Recovery and Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

133.7K

issued tCO₂e

Zhongfang County Pailou Hydro Project, China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

132.9K

issued tCO₂e

Lianzhou Landfill Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

132.7K

issued tCO₂e

Manasi River Stage I Hydropower Project of Hongshanzui Hydropower Plant, Xinjiang Tianfu Thermoelectric Co., Ltd.

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

132.6K

issued tCO₂e

Liaoning Faku Wanghaisi East Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

132.6K

issued tCO₂e

Mengzi MSW Landfill Site LFG Comprehensive Utilization and Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

131.9K

issued tCO₂e

Anhua LFG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

131.9K

issued tCO₂e

Fuhui Inner Mongolia Tugurige Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

131.2K

issued tCO₂e

Zhangbei Manjing Windfarm Project - CER Conversion

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

130.3K

issued tCO₂e

Nanyang Danjiang River Solar Cooker Project Phase I

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

129.9K

issued tCO₂e

Dalian Maoyingzi Landfill Gas Recovery for Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

129.8K

issued tCO₂e

Yongren Ganbala Grid-connected Photovoltaic Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

126.4K

issued tCO₂e

Chongqing Tongliang LFG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

124.9K

issued tCO₂e

The Wulabo 30 MW Wind-Farm Project in Urumqi, Xinjiang of China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

124.0K

issued tCO₂e

Qinghai Delingha Xiehe Solar PV Power Generation Project (GS3341 Conversion CER to VER)

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

123.7K

issued tCO₂e

Dongxing Waste Incineration Plant leachate biogas Harmless Treatment and Comprehensive Utilization Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

123.6K

issued tCO₂e

Shilong Small-Scale Hydro Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

121.3K

issued tCO₂e

CGN Jilin Daan 49.5MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

119.7K

issued tCO₂e

Wengyuan 20MW Hydro Power Project in Guizhou Province, China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

119.3K

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