Carbon credit projects in United States

Registry records list 1,909 carbon credit projects in United States, most of them ghg management. Together they have issued 611,389,522 tonnes and retired 353,049,462.

Key figures

Projects

1,909

Registries

6

Credits issued

611,389,522 t

Credits retired

353,049,462 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Ghg Management 1,117
  • Forest 552
  • Fuel Switching 50
  • Land Use 44
  • Agriculture 36
  • Not specified 34
  • Energy Efficiency 32
  • Renewable Energy 20
  • Biomass Cdr 20
  • Alkalinity Cdr 3
  • Air Capture 1

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

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.

Indian River County Landfill

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

455.6K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V15

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

454.6K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Klawock Heenya Native Community Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

451.0K

issued tCO₂e

Save the Redwoods League 2018

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

441.0K

issued tCO₂e

International Paper

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States

439.0K

issued tCO₂e

Anew û Iron County Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

435.2K

issued tCO₂e

Razorback IFM Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

433.3K

issued tCO₂e

Elk Creek Coal Mine Methane Destruction & Utilization Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

432.6K

issued tCO₂e

Forest Carbon Partners - Berea College Improved Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

432.3K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 001M

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

432.0K

issued tCO₂e

Lassen

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

430.7K

issued tCO₂e

Glasscock Island

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

430.4K

issued tCO₂e

Marshall County Flare I

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

430.3K

issued tCO₂e

Dalton-Whitfield Landfill Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

430.2K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Park Forestry IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

427.7K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Tennessee River Gorge Trust IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

427.0K

issued tCO₂e

Lee County Waste To Energy Facility 2007 Capital Expansion Project VCU

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

423.1K

issued tCO₂e

Whirlpool HFO Ottawa 659

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

421.7K

issued tCO₂e

PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer LP - NAP V Nitrous Oxide Abatement Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

417.6K

issued tCO₂e

Blue Source - Great Mountain Forest Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

417.5K

issued tCO₂e

Southern Ute Indian Tribe Westside CBM Seep Capture & Use Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

416.8K

issued tCO₂e

Coffee County Sanitary Landfill Gas Collection System

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

416.1K

issued tCO₂e

LCSWMA Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management

415.9K

issued tCO₂e

Gualala River Forest

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

414.3K

issued tCO₂e

Whirlpool HFO Ottawa 658

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management

414.2K

issued tCO₂e

Questions about United States

How many carbon credit projects are in United States?

1,909, as of 1 June 2026.

Has United States signed Article 6 agreements?

UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for United States, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in United States?

ARB-FOREST (269), ARB-OZONE (228), ACR-IFM-NONFED (194).

All countries Carbon Offset Projects Database How to read the Credit Passport

Registry data as of June 1, 2026