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.
CFL LIGHTING SCHEME BACHAT LAMP YOJANA IN PATHANAMTHITTA
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL LIGHTING SCHEME BACHAT LAMP YOJANA IN SHORNUR
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL LIGHTING SCHEME BACHAT LAMP YOJANA IN THRISSUR
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL Lighting Scheme Bachat Lamp Yojana in Ernakulam
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL Lighting Scheme Bachat Lamp Yojana in Perumbavoor
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL Lighting Scheme Bachat Lamp Yojana in Tirur
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL Lighting Scheme Bachat Lamp Yojana in Vadakara
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL lighting Scheme Thiruvananthapuram Urban
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL lighting scheme Bachat Lamp Yojana in Kannur
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL lighting scheme Bachat Lamp Yojana in Kozhikode
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL lighting scheme Bachat Lamp Yojana in Manjeri
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CFL lighting scheme Bachat Lamp Yojana in Thiruvananthapuram
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CIC Safe Drinking Water Program
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
CLEAN BIO-ENERGY INITIATIVE IN MADHYA PRADESH AND MAHARASHTRA
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
CLIMATE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH HORTICULTURE PROJECT IN INDIA
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATIVE FORESTRY/AGROFORESTRY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN INDIA
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
CORE CARBON SERICULTURE PLANTATION IN ODISHA STATE
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
CORE CARBON SOLAR POWER PROJECT
Verra · India · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
CORE CARBON VANAM IN ANDHRA PRADESH
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
CORE CARBON VANAM IN JHARKHAND STATE
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
CORE CARBON VANAM IN JHARKHAND STATE 2
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
CORE CARBON VANAM IN ODISHA STATE
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
CORE CARBON VANAM IN TELANGANA STATE
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
CORE CARBON VANAM IN WEST BENGAL AND TAMIL NADU
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
CORE CARBON VANAM(SERICULTURE) IN ODISHA STATE
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
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