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.
Taigu District MSW landfill site LFG pollution control and comprehensive utilization project
Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Taiping Township Waste Resource Utilization Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Taishan BCCY New Energy Co., Ltd Taishan Xiadoukeng 5MW Biogas Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Tamusu Improved Grassland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Tang River Improved Cropland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Tanghe AMMS GHG Mitigation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Tech-Bank Animal Waste Management Systems (AWMS) GHG Mitigation Project in Chuzhou& Bengbu, Anhui
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Tech-Bank Animal Waste Management Systems (AWMS) GHG Mitigation Project in Fuyang, Anhui
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Tech-Bank Swine Manure Composting Project in Jiangsu Province
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Tehung Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
The Distributed PV Power Generation Micro-scale PoA in Taiwan
Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
The Distributed PV Power Generation Micro-scale PoA in Taiwan(VPA01)
Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
The project of Kitchen and catering waste Disposal Phase II in Wuchang area
Verra · China · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Tianjun Grassland Sustainable Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Tianpeng Adjusted Water Management in Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Tibet Nagqu Improved Grassland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Tibet Ngari Improved Grassland Management Project
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Tieling Swine Farm AWMS Biogas Recovery Project in Liaoning
Verra · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Tieqilishi AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Guizhou Province
Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Tieqilishi AWMS GHG Mitigation Project in Sichuan Province
Gold Standard · China · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Tonghe-1 Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Tonghe-2 Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Tonghe-3 Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Tongliang Water Management with Rice Cultivation
Verra · China · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Tongyi CMM Power Generation Project
Verra · China · Ghg Management
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