Carbon credit projects in France
Registry records list 16 carbon credit projects in France, most of them ghg management. Together they have issued 630,543 tonnes and retired 212,184.
Key figures
Projects
16
Registries
3
Credits issued
630,543 t
Credits retired
212,184 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
By category
- Ghg Management 9
- Not specified 4
- Agriculture 3
France 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
- ACR-INTERNATIONAL-ODS 7 projects
- VM0042 3 projects
- ACR-ODS 2 projects
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- Medium
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.
Tradewater - Middle East 1
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · France · Ghg Management
261.8K
issued tCO₂e
Tradewater - Saudi Arabia 1
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · France · Ghg Management
161.7K
issued tCO₂e
Tradewater US - ODS - #6
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · France · Ghg Management
71.0K
issued tCO₂e
Tradewater International Honduras 1.0
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · France · Ghg Management
61.9K
issued tCO₂e
Tradewater - Chile 1
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · France · Ghg Management
40.4K
issued tCO₂e
A-Gas Singapore 1
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · France · Ghg Management
33.7K
issued tCO₂e
A/R project in France with Paulownia trees
Gold Standard · France
Not yet issued
Farm Resilience and Regeneration in France and Belgium
Verra · France · Agriculture
Not yet issued
GS23461-A/R project in Auvergne- Rhône Alpes and Grand-Est regions with Paulownia trees
Gold Standard · France
Not yet issued
Humus Program
Verra · France · Agriculture
Not yet issued
International Destruction - 2025001
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · France · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Planting of Bamboo to Remove CO2 and Provide Sustainable Building Materials
Gold Standard · France
Not yet issued
Towards regenerative agriculture with French farmers in Brittany
Verra · France · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Tradewater - Middle East 5
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · France · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Tradewater US - ODS - #12
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · France · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
VPA-1 Soil Revitalization project in France 01
Gold Standard · France
No issuance recorded
Questions about France
How many carbon credit projects are in France?
16, as of 1 June 2026.
Has France signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for France, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in France?
ACR-INTERNATIONAL-ODS (7), VM0042 (3), ACR-ODS (2).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026