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.

Biogas utilization project in Zhejiang Jingxing Paper Joint Stock Co. Ltd.. (300660)

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

37.2K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Leiyingshan Wind Power Project - CER Conversion

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

37.0K

issued tCO₂e

Anhui Zhongxing Shouchuang Energy-Saving Service Co. Ltd. Biomass Boiler Retrofitting Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

36.5K

issued tCO₂e

Jinmu AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Liaoning Province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

35.9K

issued tCO₂e

Puyang County Rural MSW Landfill Site LFG Pollution Treatment and Comprehensive Utilization Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

35.8K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Gaotai Biogas Recovery and Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

35.3K

issued tCO₂e

Shandong Tuoji Island Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

34.5K

issued tCO₂e

Shizibao Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

34.3K

issued tCO₂e

Heilongjiang Huanan Hengdaishan West Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

34.3K

issued tCO₂e

Shangcai Chenfazhai Biogas Recovery and Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

33.2K

issued tCO₂e

CECIC Zhangbei Dayangzhuang Wind Farm pre-CDM VER Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

32.8K

issued tCO₂e

Zhejiang Cixi Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

32.6K

issued tCO₂e

Zhejiang Qushan Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

32.3K

issued tCO₂e

HEILONGJIANG MULING DAIMAGOU WIND FARM PROJECT (PHASE 2) CHINA

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

32.0K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Zemahe 15MW Small Hydropower Project, P. R. China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

31.7K

issued tCO₂e

Henan CP Group Swine Farm Biogas Recovery and Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

31.6K

issued tCO₂e

Datang Jilin Shuangliao Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

31.2K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Datang Yumen 49 MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

30.5K

issued tCO₂e

Dongdongtan 9MWp Solar PV Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

30.3K

issued tCO₂e

Pingwu Renjiaba 12.6 MW Small Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

30.2K

issued tCO₂e

The first phase of Anhua Rural household Biodigester Project

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

29.2K

issued tCO₂e

HEILONGJIANG MULING DAIMAGOU WIND FARM PROJECT (PHASE 1) CHINA

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

29.2K

issued tCO₂e

Taohua 9MW Hydro Power Project in Guizhou Province, China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

29.0K

issued tCO₂e

Reforestation Project in Qinghai Province 2012

Verra · China · Forest

28.9K

issued tCO₂e

Guangdong Taishan Shangchuandao Island Phase II Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

28.8K

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