Carbon credit projects in Germany

Registry records list 57 carbon credit projects in Germany, most of them ghg management. Together they have issued 10,514,136 tonnes and retired 9,416,941.

Key figures

Projects

57

Registries

4

Credits issued

10,514,136 t

Credits retired

9,416,941 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Ghg Management 43
  • Agriculture 4
  • Not specified 4
  • Forest 2
  • Energy Efficiency 2
  • Biomass Cdr 1
  • Alkalinity Cdr 1

Germany 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
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.

Ewald Fortsetzung 4/5, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

1.0M

issued tCO₂e

Hugo Ost, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

885.2K

issued tCO₂e

Prosper IV, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

772.3K

issued tCO₂e

Lohberg 1/2, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

669.2K

issued tCO₂e

Minister Stein 4, Utilization of Coalmine Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

569.0K

issued tCO₂e

Haus Aden, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

562.3K

issued tCO₂e

Hugo 9, CMM Utilization

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

503.4K

issued tCO₂e

Dortmund-Derne CHP Plant

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

405.2K

issued tCO₂e

Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane Hugo 1/4

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

363.1K

issued tCO₂e

Westfalen 6, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

357.5K

issued tCO₂e

Walsum, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

356.0K

issued tCO₂e

Ewald 1/2/7 Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

340.1K

issued tCO₂e

Kurl 3, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

323.3K

issued tCO₂e

Imudia Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

307.1K

issued tCO₂e

Erin 6, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

243.0K

issued tCO₂e

Emschermulde 1, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

209.7K

issued tCO₂e

Westfalen 1/2 Utilization of Coalmine Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

189.1K

issued tCO₂e

Victoria 1/2, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

170.9K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater - Middle East 4

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Germany · Ghg Management

164.0K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater - Middle East 2

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Germany · Ghg Management

161.4K

issued tCO₂e

Methane Capture, Power and Heat generation from Coal Mine Gas in the Concession HER-TEUTO

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

159.2K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater - Middle East 3

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · Germany · Ghg Management

154.9K

issued tCO₂e

Niederberg 1/2, Utilization of Coalmine Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

143.0K

issued tCO₂e

Werne 3, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

141.7K

issued tCO₂e

Her Mont, Utilization of Coal-Mine-Methane

Verra · Germany · Ghg Management

140.0K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about Germany

How many carbon credit projects are in Germany?

57, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Germany signed Article 6 agreements?

UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Germany, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Germany?

ACM0008 (25), AMS-III-D (13), ACR-INTERNATIONAL-ODS (4).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026