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.

PROJECT TO AFFOREST AND PRESERVE DEGRADED AND FALLOW INDIGENOUSLY OWNED LANDS IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

PROMOTING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND GROWTH THROUGH INCOME GENERATION

Verra · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Panna Afforestation and Reforestation Project

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Parbati Hydroelectric Project (Stage-II)

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Parry Agro Industries C Cubed Tea and Rubber Agroforestry for Carbon Sequestration Biodiversity Conservation and Improved Social Wellbeing

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Participatory Mangrove Afforestation & Restoration in the west coast of India

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Participatory sustainable regenerative agriculture and agroforestry system for voluntary carbon market

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Pilot studies on modified agronomic and water management practices in rice ecosystem for carbon credit program TNAU

Verra · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Plant For Planet

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Plant and Prosper - Agroforestry Project by Infosys

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Plantation Project on wastelands by Sun Plant Agro Limited

Verra · India · Forest

No issuance recorded

Plantation activities in Nestlé India’s Milk Supply Chain

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Planting of trees for conservation of lands in different states in India

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Poultry Litter based Biogas Power Generation Project in Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Poultry Litter to CBG Project by M/s Solika Energy Pvt. Ltd.

Verra · India · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Poultry litter to compost using Black Soldier Fly larva in India by Holocene Ecosolutions

Verra · India · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

PrithviPoshan Biochar Project

Verra · India · Biomass Cdr

Not yet issued

Pro Climate Paddy Cultivation For Reducing Methane Emission and Saving Water

Gold Standard · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Project Aranyam: Building Climate Resilient Communities in Maharashtra and Gujarat Through Agroforestry Practices

Verra · India · Forest

Not yet issued

Project Oasis

Gold Standard · India · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Project Oasis VPA-I

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Project Sathya Improved Cookstoves and Livelihood

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

No issuance recorded

Project Sathya Improved Cookstoves and Livelihood

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

Project Terre Boost: Biochar for a Better Tomorrow

Verra · India · Biomass Cdr

Not yet issued

Project Vrihi : Decarbonising Paddy Farming with AWD in districts of East India

Gold Standard · India

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026