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.
Guigang biomass wastes through use as feed stock in paper pulp production project
Verra · China
Not yet issued
Guinan Grassland Sustainable Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Guiyang Afforestation Project
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
Guizhou Anshun 18MW Cement Waste-heat Power Project
Verra · China · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Guizhou Anshun CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Guizhou Bijie Yuxing CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Guizhou Faer CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Guizhou Feitian 21 & Miluo & Mayixi CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Guizhou Jiangxi CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Guizhou Jinsha Changxing CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Guizhou Kai Li Rui An Jian Cai Co., Ltd WHR Power Generation Project (4.5MW)
Verra · China · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Guizhou Kaiyang Nanjiang Hydropower Station Project
Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Guizhou Kaiyang Zijiang Hydropower Station Project
Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Guizhou Kong On Cement Company Limited WHR Power Generation Project (6MW)
Verra · China · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Guizhou Longfeng CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Guizhou Mayixi Yijing CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Guizhou Qinglong CMM Phase IV Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Guizhou Tianzhiyuan E-waste recycling and treatment project
Verra · China · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Guizhou Tongzihe Yangjiayuan Hydropower Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Guizhou Wangjiazhai CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Guizhou Xingren Afforestation Project
Verra · China · Forest
Not yet issued
Guizhou Xingren IFM (conversion of logged to protected forest) Project
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
Guizhou Zhongxin CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Guodian Linghai Qingsong Wind Farm Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Guohua Tongliao Kezuo Zhongqi Phase II 49.5 MW Wind Farm Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
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