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.
Sichuan Yuexi IFM Project
Verra · China · Forest
Not yet issued
Siengcouh Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Simao Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Sinan County domestic waste landfill biogas pollution control and comprehensive utilization project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Sinan and Shiqian Rural Methane Digesters Project in Guizhou Province China
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Sinan and Shiqian Rural Methane Digesters Project in Guizhou Province, China
Verra · China · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Sipso Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Siziwang Banner Improved Grassland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Sodom Hanba Improved Grassland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Songtao Tongren Wanshan and Yuping Rural Methane Digesters Project in Guizhou Province China
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Songtao, Tongren, Wanshan and Yuping Rural Methane Digesters Project in Guizhou Province, China
Verra · China · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
South Wuchuan Rural Methane Digesters Project in Guizhou Province.
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
South Zheng'an Rural Methane Digesters Project in Guizhou Province.
Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Southwest Shandong Improved Cropland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Subei Sustainable Grassland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Subei Sustainable Grassland Management Project Phase II
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Suide County Urban MSW Landfill Biogas Pollution Control and Comprehensive Utilization Project
Verra · China · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Suihuang Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Sustainable agriculture programme in Longyuan
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Suzhou Jiulong PET Recycling Project
Verra · China · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Suzhou Landfill in Anhui Province Gas Utilization Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Swine Farm Animal Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project in Hubei Province
Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
TAISHAN MSW INCINERATION AND POWER GENERATION
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
TCL Aobo (Tianjin) E-waste recycling and comprehensive utilization project(Phase II)
Verra · China
Not yet issued
TIANZHU IMPROVED GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Verra · China · Agriculture
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