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.

Methane Capture, Flare and Utilization at Tyson Wastewater Treatment Facilities - Joslin

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

327.5K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Brosnan Forest

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

325.9K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration US49 - ARS 002

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

324.4K

issued tCO₂e

Roanoke Valley Resource Authority - Smith Gap Regional Landfill

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

323.8K

issued tCO₂e

Wapiti Woods I

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

322.7K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 002F

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

321.7K

issued tCO₂e

Sexton Energy Des Plaines Landfill Methane Recovery and Destruction Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

321.3K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 002G

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

318.5K

issued tCO₂e

Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Landfill Gas Collection and Combustion Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

318.1K

issued tCO₂e

RR ACR 2014

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

315.8K

issued tCO₂e

Garcia River Forest

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

315.6K

issued tCO₂e

Gabrych Ranch Improved Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

315.4K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater ODS 62

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

315.2K

issued tCO₂e

Methane Capture, Flare and Utilization at Tyson Wastewater Treatment Facilities - Storm Lake

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

313.5K

issued tCO₂e

Hillsborough County Waste to Energy (WtE) Facility 2009 Capital Expansion Unit 4

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

313.4K

issued tCO₂e

ECC-ODS-PA-001

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

310.7K

issued tCO₂e

Midshore Regional Solid Waste Facility (MRSWF) Landfill Gas Combustion Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

308.2K

issued tCO₂e

Buncombe County Landfill

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

307.8K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration US49 - ARS 006

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

307.0K

issued tCO₂e

ECC ODS Destruction 2012

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

306.5K

issued tCO₂e

Spray Foam Alpha 2

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

306.4K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Walker Line Sustainable Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

305.9K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 002H

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

305.6K

issued tCO₂e

Buck Mountain ARB002

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

302.4K

issued tCO₂e

Sonora

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

301.7K

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