Carbon credit projects in India
Registry records list 1,903 carbon credit projects in India, the largest group renewable energy. Together they have issued 409,690,880 tonnes and retired 252,544,509.
Key figures
Projects
1,903
Registries
4
Credits issued
409,690,880 t
Credits retired
252,544,509 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Verra 1,174
- Gold Standard 713
- Isometric 12
- Cercarbono 4
By category
- Renewable Energy 836
- Energy Efficiency 398
- Not specified 254
- Forest 133
- Fuel Switching 118
- Agriculture 81
- Ghg Management 64
- Biomass Cdr 15
- Alkalinity Cdr 4
India and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 2
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- 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 368 projects
- AMS-I-D 333 projects
- VMR0006 113 projects
- AMS-II-G 79 projects
- AMS-I-C 68 projects
- AR-ACM0003 59 projects
- GS-TPDDTEC 49 projects
- VM0047 40 projects
- AMS-I-E 40 projects
- AMS-I-A 34 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.
Ban Odisha 01
Verra · India · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ban Odisha 02
Verra · India · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ban Odisha 03
Verra · India · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ban Odisha 04
Verra · India · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ban Odisha 05
Verra · India · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ban Odisha 06
Verra · India · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ban Odisha 07
Verra · India · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ban Odisha 08
Verra · India · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ban Odisha 09
Verra · India · Forest
No issuance recorded
Ban Odisha 10
Verra · India · Forest
No issuance recorded
Baner Sangam small hydro power project
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Baree Assam ARR Project By Removall
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
Battery Smart EV Battery Swapping Project
Verra · India · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Battery Storage Hybrid Renewable Energy Project by Hero Future Energies in Andhra Pradesh
Gold Standard · India
Not yet issued
Beetle Regen: Advancing Low-Emission Regenerative Agriculture through Improved land management in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Verra · India · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Believe Green Safe Drinking Water PoA
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Bharat Biochar Initiative
Isometric · India · Biomass Cdr
No issuance recorded
Bio CNG for Sustainable Fuel Solutions project
Verra · India · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Bio-CNG Bottling & Fertilizer Plant by Spark Bio
Verra · India · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Bio-diesel project in Uttar Pradesh, India
Verra · India
Not yet issued
Biochar production using dead areca nut biomass
Isometric · India · Biomass Cdr
No issuance recorded
Biogas CDM Project of IFDP
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Biogas CDM Project of SHTCDP
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Biogas CDM Project of SUCHI
Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Biogas Production in Karnal, Haryana.
Verra · India · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Questions about India
How many carbon credit projects are in India?
1,903, as of 1 June 2026.
Has India signed Article 6 agreements?
2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in India?
ACM0002 (368), AMS-I-D (333), VMR0006 (113).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026