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.

Xinfeng AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Liaoning province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

103.3K

issued tCO₂e

Guangxi Fusui Qiquan biomass power generation project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

103.2K

issued tCO₂e

HUOSHENGYUAN COMPOSTING PROJECT IN MIANYANG CITY

Verra · China · Ghg Management

102.3K

issued tCO₂e

Heilongjiang Huanan Hengdaishan East Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

101.2K

issued tCO₂e

Liaoning Linghai Shengli Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

99.5K

issued tCO₂e

Waste heat power generation project at Hunan Anshi Xingyuan Power Generation Co., Ltd.

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

98.7K

issued tCO₂e

Federal Intertrade Haiyuan Solar Cooker Project

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

97.8K

issued tCO₂e

Tadi 16 MW Hydropower Project in Zhejiang Province

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

97.5K

issued tCO₂e

Guizhou Zhongzhichang CMM Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

97.1K

issued tCO₂e

Kaiyuan Yemin 49.5 MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

96.9K

issued tCO₂e

Liaoning Guben Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

96.4K

issued tCO₂e

Qingdao Huawei Windpower (QHW) Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

95.9K

issued tCO₂e

Luofan 24MW Hydropower Project in Guizhou Province China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

95.6K

issued tCO₂e

Pengmai Composting Project in Fangcheng County

Verra · China · Ghg Management

95.5K

issued tCO₂e

Shenyang Faku Wanghaisi Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

95.3K

issued tCO₂e

Nanyang Danjiang River Solar Cooker Project Phase II(Pre-cdm clone)

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

95.0K

issued tCO₂e

Jiangsu Lisaike PET Recycling Project

Verra · China · Energy Efficiency

94.1K

issued tCO₂e

Wuyang domestic waste treatment plant domestic waste landfill gas (biogas) pollution control and comprehensive utilization project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

93.6K

issued tCO₂e

Huaxian Caiying Biogas Recovery and Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

93.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-049

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

92.8K

issued tCO₂e

Taikefeng Composting Project in Gaomi City

Verra · China · Ghg Management

92.7K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-047

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

92.3K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-048

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

92.3K

issued tCO₂e

Taicang Waste Incineration Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

92.0K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2012-003

Gold Standard · China

91.6K

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