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.
Henan Shunhe CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Henan Tongbai and Zhenping Afforestation Project
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
Henan Wancheng Improved Agricultural Land Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Henan Xinyang Grouped AWMS Biogas Recovery Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Henan Xuchang YanLing Swine Farm Biogas Recovery Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Henan Xuehu CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Henan Zhumadian Youran Xiping Dairy Farm Biogas Utilization Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Hengyang New Hope Swine Farm AWMS GHG Mitigation project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Hengyang Peike Animal Manure Composting Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Hexian MSW Landfill Site LFG recovery to power project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Heyuan Dengta Landfill Gas Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Heze Tech-Bank Animal Waste Management Systems (AWMS) GHG Mitigation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Hinghbinh Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Hongmei Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Hongze-1 Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Hongze-2 Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Honiton Energy Xiwu Phase One Wind Farm Project
Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Houma City Domestic Waste Landfill Biogas Comprehensive Utilization to Power Project
Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Hozbuj Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Huaian Tech-Bank Animal Waste Management Systems (AWMS) GHG Mitigation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
HuanQing Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Huaneng Daqing Aobao Wind Farm Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Huaneng Daqing Heping Wind Farm Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Huaneng Daqing Wukeshu Wind Farm Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Huaneng Daqing Xinli Wind Farm Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026