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.

Gansu Anxi Wind Farm Project 100.5 MW

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

848.5K

issued tCO₂e

Shandong Taipingshan Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

846.4K

issued tCO₂e

Nanning Landfill Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

836.9K

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Chongli County Qingsanying Second Phase 49.3MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

833.8K

issued tCO₂e

28MW Jinkouba Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

821.3K

issued tCO₂e

Jingyuan County 100MW Solar Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

819.5K

issued tCO₂e

Huadu Afforestation Project

Verra · China · Forest

810.8K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Ximeng Zheligentu Wind Farm Phase I Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

808.3K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Chifeng Gaofeng Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

803.2K

issued tCO₂e

Shandong Wendeng Zhangjiachan Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

802.7K

issued tCO₂e

Yandun 8C Wind Farm Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

799.4K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Yihewusu Phase II 49.5 MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

791.8K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Mangli Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

779.4K

issued tCO₂e

Muyuan Nanyang Swine Farm Animal Waste Management System GHG Mitigation Project

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

778.7K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Jingneng Saihan Wind Farm Phase II Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

775.8K

issued tCO₂e

Nanchang Zhonglan Huanneng Technical Service Co. Ltd. Maiyuan LFG Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

768.4K

issued tCO₂e

Three Gorges New Energy Jiuquan Co., Ltd Guazhou 100MW Solar Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

763.1K

issued tCO₂e

Heqing Solar Cooker Project I

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

761.3K

issued tCO₂e

Liyang 15 MW Low-concentration CMM Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

757.9K

issued tCO₂e

Heqing Solar Cooker Project II

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

755.0K

issued tCO₂e

National Bio Energy Changtu Biomass Power Plant

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

746.2K

issued tCO₂e

National Bio Energy Tongliao Biomass Power Plant

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

739.5K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Sinanjiang Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

730.1K

issued tCO₂e

Zhang Jiagang waste heat recovery from sulphuric acid production for electricity generation project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

729.3K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Chao’er Improved Forest Management Project

Verra · China · Forest

724.2K

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