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.
Muyuan Suzhou AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Anhui Province
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Muyuan Tongliao AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Inner Mongolia
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Muyuan Urad AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Inner Mongolia
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Muyuan WJZ AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Henan Province
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Muyuan Weinan AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Shaanxi Province
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Muyuan Xingtai AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Hebei Province
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Muyuan Xinzhou AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Shanxi Province
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Muyuan Yuncheng AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Shanxi Province
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
N2O Super Pollutant Abatement - Haoyuan AAP - Line 1
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
N2O Super Pollutant Abatement - Shenma AAP - Lines 3-4
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
N2O Super Pollutant Abatement - Zhonghao AAP Line 1
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
NIPI AREA XINGNING CITY METHANE EMISSION REDUCTION IN RICE CULTIVATION PROJECT
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Nanjing Landsea Green Center Building Energy Efficiency Project
Verra · China · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Nankang IMPROVED FOREST MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
National Bio Energy Nangong Biomass Power Plant
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
National Shale Oil Low-Carbon Intelligent Demonstration Base Carbon Sink Afforestation Project
Verra · China · Forest
Not yet issued
Nehe Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Ningbo Ju'an waste plastic recycling from Lunch Box Project
Verra · China
Not yet issued
Ningxia Junfeng Siguquan Coal Mine Well NO.2 CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Ningxia Junfeng Siguquan Coal Mine Well No.2 CMM Heating Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Ningxia Pengyang 2021-2023 Afforestation Project
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ningxiang Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
North Anhui Improved Cropland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
North Wuchuan Rural Methane Digesters Project in Guizhou Province.
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
North Zheng'an Rural Methane Digesters Project in Guizhou Province
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
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