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.

Yichun Daqingshan Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

76.5K

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Shangyi Manjing West Wind Farm VER Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

74.6K

issued tCO₂e

Laifeng County Jiulongpan domestic waste landfill pollution control and comprehensive utilization project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

74.3K

issued tCO₂e

Zhijiang Shibaoshan LFG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

72.9K

issued tCO₂e

Huangjueshu Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

72.6K

issued tCO₂e

Yuyao Electricity Generation Project using Natural Gas

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

72.4K

issued tCO₂e

Longsheng Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

71.7K

issued tCO₂e

Shandong Penglai Pingdingshan Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

71.3K

issued tCO₂e

Guangdong Chaonan Chengtian Wind Power project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

71.0K

issued tCO₂e

Dongming County Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Site Biogas Electricity Generation Project

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

69.8K

issued tCO₂e

WEIFANG YOURAN DAIRY CATTLE MANURE MANAGEMENT PROJECT

Verra · China · Ghg Management

69.7K

issued tCO₂e

Tangyin County MSW Landfill Site LFG Pollution Control and Comprehensive Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

69.5K

issued tCO₂e

Xinjiang Alashankou Phase I Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

68.7K

issued tCO₂e

Jinti Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

68.6K

issued tCO₂e

Wen County BCCY New Energy Co., Ltd Landfill Gas Direct Combustion Utilization Heating Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

68.0K

issued tCO₂e

Lankao Geothermal Based Space Heating System

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

67.6K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2014-082

Gold Standard · China

67.5K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Bayinhanggai 49.5MW Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

66.7K

issued tCO₂e

The WHR Project in Zhuzhou Kibing Glass Group Co. Ltd.

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

66.4K

issued tCO₂e

Huangyutang Hydro Power Project in Guizhou Province

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

66.4K

issued tCO₂e

Lugouhe Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

65.9K

issued tCO₂e

Qixia Tangshanpeng Windfarm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

64.8K

issued tCO₂e

GS1239 Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme PoA- CPA Nb. SCHHBG-2013-073

Gold Standard · China

64.4K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Lanzhou Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

63.3K

issued tCO₂e

Tailai Tangchi Solar PV Power Generation Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

63.3K

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