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.

Advanced Refrigeration and HFC Draw Down - Project 008

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

301.0K

issued tCO₂e

Certified Reclaimed HFC Refrigerants, Propellants, and Fire Suppressants- 2025001

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

300.6K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Sieben Live Stock IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

300.3K

issued tCO₂e

Cape Fox Carbon IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

299.4K

issued tCO₂e

Corinth Abandoned Mine Methane Recovery Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

298.9K

issued tCO₂e

The Dry Creek Dairy Biofactory Project

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

298.2K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Bessey Development Company IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

297.6K

issued tCO₂e

The Denton Landfill Gas Destruction Project

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

296.7K

issued tCO₂e

Double A Dairy

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

294.8K

issued tCO₂e

Whirlpool HFO Ottawa 795

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

294.7K

issued tCO₂e

American Eagle Mine Methane Incineration Project

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

293.3K

issued tCO₂e

Ball State University Campus-Wide Clean Energy and Efficiency Project

Verra · United States · Energy Efficiency

293.1K

issued tCO₂e

HT HFC Reclamation Project Georgia 2021

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

292.1K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 003C

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

292.0K

issued tCO₂e

True Manufacturing FBA Project 002

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

291.3K

issued tCO₂e

Cold Hollow Carbon - Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

290.6K

issued tCO₂e

Sunnyside Farms COP

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

288.7K

issued tCO₂e

Wabash Abandoned Mine Methane Recovery Project

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

286.8K

issued tCO₂e

Green Assets - Middleton Avoided Conversion

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

285.7K

issued tCO₂e

Heilwood Mine Methane Incineration Project

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

284.7K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V19

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

284.1K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Farm Cove Community Forest Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

284.0K

issued tCO₂e

Dairyland Digester

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

283.0K

issued tCO₂e

True Manufacturing FBA Project 002A

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

283.0K

issued tCO₂e

Whirlpool HFO Ottawa 995

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

282.6K

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