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.

Lord Ellis Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

371.2K

issued tCO₂e

Angelina County Landfill

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

371.1K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration US49 - ARS 005

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

367.0K

issued tCO₂e

EOS 2013 Domestic

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

366.7K

issued tCO₂e

Orange County NC Landfill Gas Project

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

365.8K

issued tCO₂e

Bluesource - Haida Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

362.7K

issued tCO₂e

Marion County Flare II

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

361.8K

issued tCO₂e

Buchanan VAM VS-16

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

356.6K

issued tCO₂e

Crane Valley

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

356.0K

issued tCO₂e

Perennial CMM Emerald Mine AMM Flare Project

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

355.3K

issued tCO₂e

Miller Forest

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

354.9K

issued tCO₂e

ECC-PA-ODS-003

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

350.7K

issued tCO₂e

Steuben County Bath Landfill GHG Offset Project

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

348.9K

issued tCO₂e

Green Assets - Lukens Avoided Conversion Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

344.4K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V10

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

343.9K

issued tCO₂e

Rockingham County Landfill Gas Combustion Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

343.1K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - L.D. O'Rourke Foundation IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

342.7K

issued tCO₂e

Forest Carbon Partners -- Glass Ranch Improved Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

339.1K

issued tCO₂e

Federal 2 Abandoned Mine Methane Recovery Project

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

337.5K

issued tCO₂e

Puget Sound Energy Baker-White River Forest Carbon Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

334.3K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 002E

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

333.5K

issued tCO₂e

Bluff Road Landfill

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

332.3K

issued tCO₂e

Backbone

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

330.0K

issued tCO₂e

PCS Domestic ODS Destruction Project #6

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

328.9K

issued tCO₂e

Flathead Electric Cooperative Landfill Gas to Energy Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

328.4K

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