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

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

What these figures mean

Most used methodologies

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.

GS12557 VPA-003 Core Carbon Sustainable Rice Initiative India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12557 VPA-004 Core Carbon Sustainable Rice Initiative India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12557 VPA-005 Core Carbon Sustainable Rice Initiative India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12572 VPA 04 Sustainable Paddy Cultivation Initiative in India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12572 VPA-1 Regenerative Agriculture Initiative in India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12572 VPA-3 Sustainable Paddy Cultivation Initiative in India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12693 VPA- 8 Access to Clean Water in India

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

GS12764 VPA-1 Methane Emission Reduction Project for Rice Cultivation in Punjab

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12771 VPA-1 Sustainable Energy Generation through Biodigester systems in India

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

GS12778 VPA-8 Solar PV Installations in India

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

GS12792 GS13130 VPA-2 Hygiene and Environmental Care for Tanks and Overhead Reservoirs (HECTOR)

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12793 GS12794 Mitti Labs: Supporting Climate Smart Rice Farming In Andhra Pradesh

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS12804 VPA-1 Empowering Rural India: Clean and sustainable Cooking with Indoor Solar Cook Stove by EKI

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

GS1309 Low cost irrigation devices programme in India-VPA 07

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

GS1309 Low cost irrigation devices programme in India-VPA 08

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

GS13131 Sow & Reap Agro Pvt Ltd Clean Cooking Programme in India-VPA 1

Gold Standard · India · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

GS13134 VPA-1 Changing Lives by Improved Cooking - Bharat

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS23192 VPA-1 Building Climate Resilience through Afforestation Reforestation & Agroforestry India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS23401 VPA-1 Sustainable Rice Cultivation for Smallholder Farmers in India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

GS3413 - Household Solar Lighting Systems in India

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

GS7591 VPA 43 India Community Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

GS7591 VPA 44 India Community Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Garo Hills Improved Cookstove Project India

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

Generation of Electricity from 3.2 MW Capacity Wind Mills by Gujarat JHM Hotels Ltd at Bhambarwadi, Maharashtra

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Generation of Electricity from windmills by GHCL Limited, at Dist Erode, Tamil Nadu

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026