Carbon credit projects in New Zealand
Registry records list 12 carbon credit projects in New Zealand, the largest group forest. Together they have issued 730,489 tonnes and retired 698,865.
Key figures
Projects
12
Registries
2
Credits issued
730,489 t
Credits retired
698,865 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Verra 8
- Gold Standard 4
By category
- Forest 4
- Energy Efficiency 3
- Agriculture 2
- Not specified 2
- Ghg Management 1
New Zealand and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 0
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Not 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
- VM0047 2 projects
- VM0012 2 projects
- VM0017 2 projects
- AMS-III-BM 2 projects
- AM0046 1 project
- ACM0001, AMS-III-B 1 project
- OTHER 1 project
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- Very low
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.
*Te Apiti Wind Farm
Gold Standard · New Zealand
605.8K
issued tCO₂e
New Zealand Household Energy Efficient Lighting Projects (HELP)
Verra · New Zealand · Energy Efficiency
67.2K
issued tCO₂e
*Project White Hill
Gold Standard · New Zealand
31.9K
issued tCO₂e
Burwood Landfill Gas to Queen Elizabeth II Park
Verra · New Zealand · Ghg Management
25.6K
issued tCO₂e
Agricultural Soil Carbon Through Improved Grassland Management in New Zealand
Verra · New Zealand · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Beam Mobility Micromobility
Gold Standard · New Zealand · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Beam Mobility Shared e-Scooters
Gold Standard · New Zealand · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Chatham Islands / Rekohu Natural Regeneration Project
Verra · New Zealand · Forest
Not yet issued
Increasing pastoral farming soil carbon levels in New Zealand through appropriate soil, grassland and animal management.
Verra · New Zealand · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
NZ FR Project 2
Verra · New Zealand · Forest
Not yet issued
The New Zealand Indigenous Forest Regeneration Project
Verra · New Zealand · Forest
Not yet issued
The Revive Project
Verra · New Zealand · Forest
Not yet issued
Questions about New Zealand
How many carbon credit projects are in New Zealand?
12, as of 1 June 2026.
Has New Zealand signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for New Zealand, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in New Zealand?
VM0047 (2), VM0012 (2), VM0017 (2).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026