Katahdin Iron Works Ecological Reserve

Registry Record

Registry

Climate Action Reserve (CAR)

Project ID

CAR646

Country

United States

Category

Forest

Methodology

car-forest

Status

Registered

Credits Issued

201,642 tCO₂e

Credits Retired

141,667 tCO₂e

Data as of

1 June 2026

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Credit Passport

How to read it

Issuance and retirement by vintage

Issued Retired
Issuance and retirement by vintageVintages 2007 to 2021: 201,642 tonnes issued and 141,667 retired.012.5k25k37.5k50k2007 issued: 5,761 tonnes2007 retired: 4,700 tonnes20072008 issued: 28,721 tonnes2008 retired: 23,436 tonnes2009 issued: 28,551 tonnes2009 retired: 23,297 tonnes20092010 issued: 16,220 tonnes2010 retired: 13,235 tonnes2011 issued: 31,612 tonnes2011 retired: 25,795 tonnes20112012 issued: 12,755 tonnes2012 retired: 10,407 tonnes2013 issued: 2,787 tonnes2013 retired: 2,274 tonnes20132014 issued: 8,340 tonnes2014 retired: 6,805 tonnes2015 issued: 8,082 tonnes2015 retired: 6,594 tonnes20152016 issued: 8,020 tonnes2016 retired: 6,544 tonnes2017 issued: 7,203 tonnes2017 retired: 5,878 tonnes20172018 issued: 8,482 tonnes2018 retired: 6,921 tonnes2019 issued: 8,339 tonnes2019 retired: 5,781 tonnes20192020 issued: 9,737 tonnes2021 issued: 17,032 tonnes2021
VintageIssued (tCO₂e)Retired (tCO₂e)
202117,032none
20209,737none
20198,3395,781
20188,4826,921
20177,2035,878
20168,0206,544
20158,0826,594
20148,3406,805
20132,7872,274
201212,75510,407
201131,61225,795
201016,22013,235
200928,55123,297
200828,72123,436
20075,7614,700

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Credit Passport in detail

ICVCM quality status

Methodology under ICVCM assessment.

  • Programme: Climate Action Reserve, CCP-eligible since April 2024.
  • CAR U.S. Forest Protocol - 5.1: under assessment

The CCP label is applied to credits by the registry, issuance by issuance. An approved methodology means credits from this project can be eligible; it does not mean every credit carries the label.

Source: ICVCM assessment decisions · Decisions read 19 September 2026

What this layer checks

CORSIA screen

A screen against published ICAO criteria, not an eligibility determination.

First phase, 2024 to 2026

  • ProgrammePassesClimate Action Reserve is approved by ICAO for 2024 to 2026.
  • DatesDoes not passCredits were issued for vintage 2007, so crediting began before 1 January 2016.
  • Host country authorisationCannot be confirmed from available dataAuthorisation is granted per activity. This screen cannot confirm whether this project holds a Letter of Authorization.

Second phase, 2027 to 2029

  • ProgrammeDoes not passClimate Action Reserve is not on ICAO's approved list for 2027 to 2029.
  • DatesDoes not passCredits were issued for vintage 2007, so crediting began before 1 January 2016.

Programme-specific exclusions were not assessed. Host country context is under Article 6 below.

Source: ICAO eligibility decisions and registry records · Criteria verified 25 September 2026

What this layer checks

United States and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
0
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Not 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

This is country-level context. It does not show whether this project is authorised.

Source: UN Article 6 tracking · Data as of 4 September 2026

What this layer checks

Physical exposure

Wildfire
High
River flood
High
Drought
High

Country-level hazard levels. Project location is not available in registry data, so satellite fire detections near the project cannot be counted.

Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026

What this layer checks

Recorded buyers

Organisations named in registry retirement records. Many retirements name no beneficiary, so this list is partial.

5.7% of retired tonnes name an organisation as beneficiary.

OrganisationTonnes retiredLatest year
Disney8,0612022

Retired credits from this project? See what a company can still say about them under the EU green claims rules.

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

What this layer checks

Katahdin Iron Works Ecological Reserve is registered with Climate Action Reserve (CAR) under the car-forest protocol, located in United States. As of 1 June 2026, registry records show 201,642 tonnes issued and 141,667 tonnes retired. This reflects registry-reported figures, not an independent quality assessment.

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Questions about this project

How many credits has Katahdin Iron Works Ecological Reserve issued?

201,642 tonnes of credits have been issued and 141,667 retired, according to registry records as of 1 June 2026.

What is the ICVCM status of this project's methodology?

Methodology under ICVCM assessment. The CCP label is applied to credits by the registry, issuance by issuance.

Which organisations have retired credits from Katahdin Iron Works Ecological Reserve?

Registry records name 1 organisation: Disney. Many retirements name no beneficiary.

Registry data as of June 1, 2026