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.

Jintai Animal Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

10.2K

issued tCO₂e

Everbright Zhenjiang Bundled Solar PV Power Generation Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

9.7K

issued tCO₂e

Pingyuan Tongli WHR Project

Verra · China · Energy Efficiency

9.7K

issued tCO₂e

Reforestation in Mountanous Communities of Yunnan

Gold Standard · China

8.9K

issued tCO₂e

Mingying 3.75MW Hydro Power Project in Guizhou Province, China

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

8.3K

issued tCO₂e

Jiangsu REO-ECO PET RECYCLING PROJECT

Verra · China · Energy Efficiency

8.1K

issued tCO₂e

Everbright Suqian & Huaining Bundled Solar PV Power Generation Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

7.7K

issued tCO₂e

Hunan Luantang 1 MW Hydro Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

6.4K

issued tCO₂e

Qielong 1.2MW Hydro Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

6.0K

issued tCO₂e

Zhanjiang Mangrove Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

5.9K

issued tCO₂e

Hunan Anfu PP Recycling Project

Verra · China · Energy Efficiency

5.6K

issued tCO₂e

Nanyang Danjiang River Solar Cooker Project Phase II (GS1588 CER to VER conversion)

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

4.0K

issued tCO₂e

TAIHE COUNTY BIOGAS POWER GENERATION AND ORGANIC FERTILIZER PROJECT

Verra · China · Ghg Management

4.0K

issued tCO₂e

Yangxiang AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Hebei province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

3.9K

issued tCO₂e

Yichun Erduoyan Wind Power Project 28.05MW

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

3.2K

issued tCO₂e

Anlu Aonong Swine Farm Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

2.5K

issued tCO₂e

Everbright Zhenjiang Bundled Solar PV Power Generation Project_preCDM VER

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

2.5K

issued tCO₂e

Everbright Suqian & Huaining Bundled Solar PV Power Generation Project_preCDM VER

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

2.3K

issued tCO₂e

Yangxiang AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Zhejiang province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

2.1K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Tengzhong New Energy Technology Co. Ltd. Biomass Heating System Retrofitting and Biomass Collection Station Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

1.7K

issued tCO₂e

Saihanba North 45.05 MW Windfarm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

1.6K

issued tCO₂e

Reforestation Project in Yingjing County, Sichuan Province

Verra · China · Forest

1.6K

issued tCO₂e

Huadian Ningxia Ningdong Yangjiayao 45MW Wind-farm Project - CER Conversion

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

722

issued tCO₂e

Xinhangdao AWMS GHG Mitigation Project In Shangqiu City

Verra · China · Ghg Management

100

issued tCO₂e

25.3MW WHR Project of Zhejiang Leomax Group

Verra · China

No issuance recorded

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