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.

Nankang District MSW Landfill Site LFG Recovery and Comprehensive Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

405.9K

issued tCO₂e

Xinjiang Jimunai CGN Phase I Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

402.1K

issued tCO₂e

Suzhou Qizishan MSW landfill site redundant LFG recovery to power project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

393.5K

issued tCO₂e

Tongxu Biogas Recovery and Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

390.9K

issued tCO₂e

CECIC HKC Danjinghe Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

379.9K

issued tCO₂e

Inner Mongolia Helin Shimenzi 49.5MW Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

370.1K

issued tCO₂e

Diaobingshan New-built 49.5MW Wind Power Station Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

370.1K

issued tCO₂e

Henan Sheqi Xiawaxiang Wind Farm Phase I Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

368.7K

issued tCO₂e

Mani 14 MW Small Hydropower Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

366.9K

issued tCO₂e

Gaizhou Landfill Gas Power Generation Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

364.6K

issued tCO₂e

Zhejiang Wenling Donghaitang Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

363.1K

issued tCO₂e

Wenchang Rural Methane Digesters Project in Hainan Province

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

360.1K

issued tCO₂e

Ningbo Yinzhou Landfill Gas Recovery and Utilization Project

Verra · China · Ghg Management

360.1K

issued tCO₂e

CGN Inner Mongolia Zhurihe Phase I Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

359.9K

issued tCO₂e

Xinjiang Dabancheng Sanchang Phase III Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

358.4K

issued tCO₂e

Fujian Qingliu IFM (conversion of logged to protected forest) Project

Verra · China · Forest

357.7K

issued tCO₂e

XinJiang Makit County Afforestation Carbon Sequestration Project

Verra · China · Forest

348.2K

issued tCO₂e

Henan Zhengzhou Grid Connected Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

344.7K

issued tCO₂e

Hebei Chengde Weichang Wuxiangliang Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

343.3K

issued tCO₂e

CGN Inner Mongolia Huitengliang Phase I Wind Farm Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

339.9K

issued tCO₂e

Yunnan Xishuangbanna Improved Forest Management Project

Verra · China · Forest

336.6K

issued tCO₂e

Ningxia Lingwu Baitugang 40MWp Solar PV Power Generation Project

Gold Standard · China · Renewable Energy

335.9K

issued tCO₂e

NEW HOPE AWMS GHG Mitigation Project In Anhui Province

Verra · China · Ghg Management

333.0K

issued tCO₂e

Haikou Rural Methane Digesters Project in Hainan Province

Gold Standard · China · Fuel Switching

329.6K

issued tCO₂e

Jilin Tongyu Tongfa Wind Power Project

Verra · China · Renewable Energy

325.3K

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