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.

The CDQ Project in Tranvic Group

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

721.6K

issued tCO₂e

Anhui Guzhen Biomass Generation Project

Verra · China · Fuel Switching

720.2K

issued tCO₂e

Guohua Rongcheng Phase II Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

714.7K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Jinchang Magang and Huangmaopo Bundled Wind Power Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

710.8K

issued tCO₂e

Ganzhou Swine Farm Animal Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

709.6K

issued tCO₂e

Yuxian Baiyantuo 49.3 MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

702.2K

issued tCO₂e

Dongrui Animal Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project in Heyuan City

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

701.8K

issued tCO₂e

Composting of organic waste project in Guangxi

Verra · China · Ghg Management

696.8K

issued tCO₂e

Hangjin Yihewusu Phase I 49.5MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

692.2K

issued tCO₂e

Xinjiang Burqin Improved Grassland Management Project

Verra · China · Agriculture

678.3K

issued tCO₂e

Gansu Huanghe Chaijiaxia Hydropower Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

674.9K

issued tCO₂e

Nanyang Danjiang River Solar Cooker Project Phase II

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

672.7K

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Yuxian Kongzhongcaoyuan 49.5MW Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

660.3K

issued tCO₂e

Sichuan Rural Poor-Household Biogas Development Programme (GS1239 CER to VER conversion)

Gold Standard · China

659.7K

issued tCO₂e

Ji’an Swine Farm Animal Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project

Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management

648.0K

issued tCO₂e

Guangzhou Eastern Solid Resource Recycling Center MSW Integrated treatment Plant Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

645.0K

issued tCO₂e

Qingdao Xiaojianxi Phase II MSW landfill site LFG recovery to power project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

620.1K

issued tCO₂e

Guyuan Wuhuaping 49.5 MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

617.5K

issued tCO₂e

Guizhou Xintian CMM Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

613.0K

issued tCO₂e

Huizhou Landfill Gas Power Generation Phase III and IV Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

610.8K

issued tCO₂e

FSW AMMS GHG Mitigation Project in Nanyang City

Verra · China · Ghg Management

597.3K

issued tCO₂e

Aonong AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Fujian Province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

590.6K

issued tCO₂e

Shanxi Xiyang CMM Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

587.8K

issued tCO₂e

CECEP Gansu Yumen Changma Daba North Wind Farm Project.

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

586.0K

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Yingxin Glass Group Co. Ltd. Glass Furnace Flue Gas Waste Heat To Energy Project (300502)

Gold Standard · China · Energy Efficiency

585.4K

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