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
- Verra 1,285
- Gold Standard 275
- Climate Action Reserve (CAR) 3
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
Most used methodologies
- ACM0002 296 projects
- AMS-III-AU 275 projects
- ACM0010 104 projects
- AMS-I-C 83 projects
- AR-ACM0003 74 projects
- AMS-I-D 71 projects
- VM0010 70 projects
- VM0042 69 projects
- ACM0001 56 projects
- ACM0008 53 projects
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.
Cenzcouh Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Chahar Right Rear Banner Improved Grassland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Changjiang and Baisha Rural Methane Digesters Project in Hainan Province
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Changlinyan Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Changshou Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Chaoyang Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Chengmai Rural Methane Digesters Project in Hainan Province
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Chengmai Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Chenxi MSW Landfill Site LFG Pollution Treatment and Comprehensive Utilization Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
China Resources Yanggao Changcheng 49.5MW Wind Power Project
Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Chiping Municipal Solid Waste Incineration For Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Chishui Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Chiyou-1 Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Chiyou-2 Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Chiyou-3 Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Chongqing Fengdu LFG Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Chongqing Kaizhou Afforestation Project
Verra · China · Forest
Not yet issued
Chongqing Pengshui IFM (conversion of logged to protected forest) Project
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
Chongqing Youyang County Youchou Hydropower Station Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Cinhcouh Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
DABU COUNTY METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION IN RICE CULTIVATION PROJECT
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
DATIAN AREA ENPING CITY METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION IN RICE CULTIVATION PROJECT
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
DOUSHAN AREA TAISHAN CITY METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION IN RICE CULTIVATION PROJECT
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Dalate Banner Landfill Biogas Pollution Control and Comprehensive Utilization Project
Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Dalian Wafangdian LFG Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026