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.
Improved Agricultural Land Management Grouped Carbon Project In India
Verra · India · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Improved Agricultural Practices for Rice Cultivation in India
Verra · India · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Improved Cook Stoves CDM project of SAMUHA
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Improved Cookstove Distribution Across Rural Parts of India
Gold Standard · India
No issuance recorded
Improved Cookstove Distribution Initiative in Gadchiroli Maharashtra
Gold Standard · India
Not yet issued
Improved Cookstove Distribution Project in India by EKIESL (VPA-001)
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Improved Cookstove Distribution by Climate Detox Private Limited - Phase III
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Improved Cookstove Distribution by Climate Detox Private Limited- Phase I
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Improved Cookstove Distribution by Climate Detox Private Limited- Phase II
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Improved Cookstove Program - Right to Breath Clean
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Improved Cookstoves for Sustainable Rural Development in India
Gold Standard · India
No issuance recorded
Improved agricultural practices for Rice cultivation in India
Gold Standard · India
No issuance recorded
Improved and Efficient Cookstoves distribution in Uttarakhand
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Improved cook stoves and sustainable charcoal initiative
Gold Standard · India
No issuance recorded
Improved cookstoves for communities by Himadri Energy International (Phase-1)
Verra · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Improving Livelihoods of Farmer Communities through Afforestation in East Uttar Pradesh
Gold Standard · India · Forest
Not yet issued
Improving Livelihoods of Farmer Communities through Afforestation in Uttar Pradesh
Gold Standard · India · Forest
Not yet issued
Improving livelihoods through Agroforestry Plantations in India
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
Improving lives through efficient household devices by ClimatePartner Impact
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Incentivising Biodiversity and Climate Resilience Initiative
Verra · India · Forest
Not yet issued
Incentivising Smallholder Farmers to Transition to Low-Emissions Agriculture and Agroforestry
Verra · India · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Incentivising regenerative cotton farming through carbon finance
Verra · India · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Incentivizing Sustainable Maize Farming through Carbon Finance
Verra · India · Agriculture
Not yet issued
India FaL-G Brick and Blocks Project No.4
Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
India Organic Waste Management Programme (IOWMP)
Gold Standard · 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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026