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.

Projects

1,903

Registries

Credits issued

409,690,880 t

Credits retired

252,544,509 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

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

What these figures mean

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.

Delivering Safe Drinking Water in Odisha by Spring Health

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Developing Carbon Finance Project For Van Panchayats In Soil Conservation Forest Division Ranikhet (Uttarakhand)

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Developing Carbon Finance Project for Van Panchayats in Soil Conservation Forest Division Nainital (Uttarakhand)

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Developing Climate Resilience Of The Residential Society In Hyderabad Through Miyawaki Afforestation: Urban Forest Development

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Developing Voluntary Carbon Market Project Through Mangrove Plantation in Gujarat

Verra · India

Not yet issued

Developing Voluntary Carbon Market Projects for Tree Plantations in the State of Assam

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Developing Voluntary Carbon market project for Sundarban Tiger Reserve in India

Verra · India

Not yet issued

Developing a Voluntary Carbon Market Project with FPOs for Agroforestry Plantation in Saharanpur District of Uttar Pradesh, India

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Developing a voluntary carbon market project for Pench Tiger Reserve in India

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Developing climate resilience of the coastal communities of Sundarbans through Mangrove Afforestation

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Developing voluntary carbon market project for Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in India

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Developing voluntary carbon market project for Periyar Tiger Reserve in India

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Development of Programmatic CDM Project for SWH installation under MNRE, UNDP/GEF Global Solar Water Heating Market Transformation and Strengthening Initiatives: India Country Programme - CPA 0001

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Dissemination of TLUD gasifier stoves and generation of charcoal in West Bengal first CPA

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Dissemination of Improved Cookstoves in India by Greenway

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

Dissemination of improved cook stoves and generation of charcoal - PoA

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Dissemination of improved cook stoves and generation of charcoal CPA2

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Distributed Renewable Energy Program for People and Planet

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Distribution Of high Efficient Cook Stoves