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.

Virginia Highlands I

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

412.5K

issued tCO₂e

ILTF/NICC & SIG Fond Du Lac Band Forest Carbon Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

411.5K

issued tCO₂e

Bear Creek Watershed Forest Carbon Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

411.4K

issued tCO₂e

Mine 84 Abandoned Mine Methane Recovery Project

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

410.6K

issued tCO₂e

Blue Source - Wisconsin Northern Highlands Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

408.0K

issued tCO₂e

Steuben County Landfill Gas Flaring project

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

407.3K

issued tCO₂e

TRR Landfill

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

405.9K

issued tCO₂e

Kentucky Blue Ridge Landfill

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

405.7K

issued tCO₂e

Lawton GCCS

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

402.3K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration US49 - ARS 004

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

401.5K

issued tCO₂e

Cappell Creek Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

397.7K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Shaan Seet Native Community Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

397.5K

issued tCO₂e

Verwey Hanford Dairy Digester

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

395.6K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Manulife Blueback IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

395.2K

issued tCO₂e

LP Gill Landfill Gas Recovery Project

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

394.6K

issued tCO₂e

Chahta Yakni Ishtayah

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

392.5K

issued tCO₂e

Upstate Regional Landfill

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

391.5K

issued tCO₂e

Improving Energy Efficiency in Homes Through Smart Thermostat Optimization

Verra · United States · Energy Efficiency

390.7K

issued tCO₂e

Nuveen Upper Piedmont Conservation Area

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

387.3K

issued tCO₂e

The van Eck Forest

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

385.0K

issued tCO₂e

GTR Solid Waste Landfill

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

382.7K

issued tCO₂e

TNC-Chestnut Mountain Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

381.2K

issued tCO₂e

Transformer Oil Reclamation Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States

378.6K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Louisiana Lowlands Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

373.5K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration US49 - ARS 003

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

371.5K

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