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.
Global Biochar Project by EnKIng International
Verra · India · Biomass Cdr
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 07)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 08)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 09)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 10)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 13)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 14)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 15)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 16)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 17)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 18)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 19)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (EKI Phase 20)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 21)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 22)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 23)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 24)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 25)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 26)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 27)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 28)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 29)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 30)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 31)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Global Cookstove Program (Phase 32)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
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