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.

Zhaoyang rural household biogas tank program

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

20.2K

issued tCO₂e

CECIC HKC Danjinghe Wind Farm Project (GS6753 CER to VER Conversion)

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

20.0K

issued tCO₂e

WWF Meigu Panda Habitat Conservation Clean Cookstove Project

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

20.0K

issued tCO₂e

Huanghe Tongli WHR Project

Verra · China · Energy Efficiency

20.0K

issued tCO₂e

Guangzhou Zhujiang Beer Methane Recovery Project (300068)

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

19.5K

issued tCO₂e

Henan Grouped Biogas Recovery and Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

18.7K

issued tCO₂e

Guangzhou Zhujiang Beer Methane Recovery Project (300068)_pre-CDM VER

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

17.7K

issued tCO₂e

Ningxia Tianjing 50.25MW Wind-farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

17.6K

issued tCO₂e

Shandong Changdao Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

17.4K

issued tCO₂e

Afforestation Project in Tongliao Inner Mongolia

Gold Standard · China

16.6K

issued tCO₂e

Yongren Ganbala Grid-connected Photovoltaic Power Project-Pre CDM clone

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

16.4K

issued tCO₂e

Longhe 1.03MW Hydro Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

15.6K

issued tCO₂e

Diyao 1MW Hydro Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

15.5K

issued tCO₂e

Zhuhai Hengqin Island Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

15.2K

issued tCO₂e

Zhejiang Shengtang Recycling Materials from E-waste Project

Verra · China · Energy Efficiency

14.9K

issued tCO₂e

Jinquan Geothermal Based Space Heating System

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

14.3K

issued tCO₂e

YGF Mangshi Household Biogas Tank Project

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

14.1K

issued tCO₂e

Guangdong Xinsheng E-waste recovery and recycling project

Verra · China · Energy Efficiency

14.1K

issued tCO₂e

Xinjiang Muge Swine Farm Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

13.7K

issued tCO₂e

Yulong Tongli WHR Project

Verra · China · Energy Efficiency

13.5K

issued tCO₂e

Xinjiang Xiaocaohu Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

13.0K

issued tCO₂e

Biogas Utilization Project in Zhejiang Jingxing Paper Joint Stock Co. Ltd. - CER Conversion

Verra · China · Ghg Management

12.8K

issued tCO₂e

Biogas Tanks in Guizhou Province in China

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

12.2K

issued tCO₂e

GS1205 Sustainable Energy for Development PoA VPA 1: Improved Cook Stove project in Longjie Guizhou

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

11.0K

issued tCO₂e

Saihanba East 45.05 MW Windfarm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

10.3K

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