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.

VPA 3: Pro Climate Paddy Cultivation For Reducing Methane Emission and Saving Water

Gold Standard · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

VPA 4: Pro Climate Paddy Cultivation For Reducing Methane Emission and Saving Water

Gold Standard · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

VPA 5: Pro Climate Paddy Cultivation For Reducing Methane Emission and Saving Water

Gold Standard · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

VPA 6: Pro Climate Paddy Cultivation For Reducing Methane Emission and Saving Water

Gold Standard · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

VPA-01 - BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH AGRICULTURE IN ASSAM.

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

VPA-1 Metafin-Off Grid Solar Milling Plants for Household Programme in Uttar Pradesh India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

VPA1-GS PoA for Sustainable Rice Cultivation Projects in India

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

VPA1: Water and Climate Action Bundelkhand India

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

VPA2: Pro Climate Paddy Cultivation For Reducing Methane Emission and Saving Water

Gold Standard · India · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Vadodara Improved Cookstoves

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Varahi Tail Race Small Hydro Power Project of SPCL in Karnataka

Gold Standard · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Varanasi Harit Koyla Pariyojna

Verra · India · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Varhad Industrial Cotton Stalk Biochar Project

Isometric · India · Biomass Cdr

No issuance recorded

WASTE HEAT RECOVERY-BASED POWER GENERATION PROJECTS BY HZL, IN INDIA

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

WASTE TO ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROJECT BY GOVARDHANNATHJI ENERGIES LLP

Verra · India · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

Wardwizard EV Project In India

Verra · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Waste 2 Energy

Verra · India · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

Waste Energy project in Dadra & Nagar Haveli(D&NH)

Verra · India · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Waste Heat Recovery based power generation by Shree Cement Limited at Ras Rajasthan India

Gold Standard · India · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Waste Management PoA in India

Gold Standard · India

No issuance recorded

Waste Management PoA in India VPA 2

Gold Standard · India · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

Waste Management PoA in India VPA 3

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Waste Management PoA in India VPA 4

Gold Standard · India

Not yet issued

Waste Management Project-1 by BoxLNG

Verra · India · Renewable Energy

Not yet issued

Waste to Bio CNG project by United Bio Energy Private Limited

Verra · India · Ghg Management

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