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.
Shaanxi Fuyuan Dangjiahe CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Shaanxi Ningshan IFM (convesion of logging to protected forest) Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Shaanxi Shiquan Improved Forest Management Project
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
Shaanxi Zheng Neng AWMS GHG Mitigation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Shandong Changdao 27.2 MW Wind Power Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Shandong Changyi Youran Dairy Cattle Manure Management Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Shandong Dongying alm project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Shandong Ju County ALM Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Shandong Shouguang Youran Dairy Farm Biogas Utilization Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Shandong Weihai 69 MW Wind Power Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Shandong Zhucheng ALM Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Shangcai Xima Biogas Recovery and Utilization Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Shangcheng adjusted water management in rice cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Shanghe Geothermal Space Heating Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Shangluo Shangzhou District MSW Disposal Site Biogas Pollution Control and Comprehensive Utilization Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Shangqiu MSW landfill site LFG recovery to power project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Shangqiu Weijie Agricultural Development Co., Ltd Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Shanxi Danfeng IFM Project
Verra · China · Forest
Not yet issued
Shanxi Jingle Afforestation Project
Verra · China · Forest
No issuance recorded
Shanxi Lvliang Junliu CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Shanxi Qinyuan Afforestation Project
Verra · China · Forest
Not yet issued
Shanxi Xiadian CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Shanxi Xiangning Detong CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Shanxi Yangcheng Huanglian CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Shaoguan City Shaoneng Biomass Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Fuel Switching
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