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.

Whirlpool HFO Amana 440

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

127.7K

issued tCO₂e

EOS ACR 213

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

127.7K

issued tCO₂e

ClimeCo ODS Destruction 34

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

127.3K

issued tCO₂e

Hay Road Landfill, Vacaville, CA: GHG Emission Reduction Automation Collection of Landfill Gas

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

127.0K

issued tCO₂e

Perennial CMM CMB3-5 Flare Project

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

126.6K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas 1-2026

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

126.4K

issued tCO₂e

ECC ODS Destruction 2-2014

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

126.3K

issued tCO₂e

EOS ARB ODS 2013-5

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

126.2K

issued tCO₂e

L and D Landfill Methane Destruction Project

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

125.8K

issued tCO₂e

Willow Point Dairy, LLC

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

125.7K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas 2019-5

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

125.4K

issued tCO₂e

Whirlpool HFO Amana 485

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

125.3K

issued tCO₂e

Nitrogen Oxide Abatement at the DuPont Sabine River Works Adipic Acid Facility

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States

125.0K

issued tCO₂e

EOS ACR 271

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

124.9K

issued tCO₂e

Fair Oaks Dairy Farm LLC GHD-Designed Digester

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

124.7K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Blue Ridge Escarpment Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

123.7K

issued tCO₂e

ClimeCo ODS Destruction 26

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

123.7K

issued tCO₂e

Scott River Shackleford IFM Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

123.7K

issued tCO₂e

EOS ARB ODS 2013-3

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

122.8K

issued tCO₂e

Rips Redwoods

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

122.3K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas Americas 2017-4

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

122.1K

issued tCO₂e

ClimeCo ODS Destruction 35

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

122.1K

issued tCO₂e

EOS ARB ODS 2014-1

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

122.1K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2023010

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

122.0K

issued tCO₂e

Hardin County Landfill

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

121.9K

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