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.

CECIC HKC Danjinghe Wind Farm Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

*Suzhou Qizi Mountain Landfill Gas Recovery Project (300259)

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

Guangdong Huizhou LNG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

Antai Group Waste Gas Recovery for Power Generation Project (300303)

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

CECIC HKE Zhangbei Lvnaobao Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

Fajina Geothermal Based Space Heating System

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Changdao Geothermal Central Heating System

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Xinjiang Kaiduhe River Chahan Wusu Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Qianxinan Afforestation Project in Guizhou Province

Verra · China · Forest

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Guizhou Panjiang Low Concentration Coal Mine Methane Power Generation Project Phase 3

Verra · China · Ghg Management

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Linshu Biogas Recovery and Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Huineng Low Concentration Coal Mine Methane Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Grouped Connect Solar PV Power Generation Project in China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Chuanwei Group 24 MW Waste Gas based Captive Power Plant

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Haixing 49.5MW Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Beijing Guanting Wind Power Project Phase II and Phase II addition

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Jilin Liaoyuan 50MW Level Biomass Cogeneration Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Xiguan Afforestation Project in Guizhou Province

Verra · China · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group Zhenhai Natural Gas Power Generation Co., Ltd.’s NG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Guizhou Panjiang Low Concentration Coal Mine Methane Power Generation Project Phase 2

Verra · China · Ghg Management

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Hunan Dongping 72MW Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Wu‘erqihan IFM (conversion of logged to protected forest) Project

Verra · China · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Guizhou Qingshuihe Gelibridge Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Shuangbaotai Animal Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project in Jiangxi Province

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Liucheng Biomass Power Generation Project in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

1.1M

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