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 656

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

2.1M

issued tCO₂e

Indigo U.S. Project No.1

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Agriculture

2.1M

issued tCO₂e

South Jordan Landfill Gas Destruction Project

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

2.1M

issued tCO₂e

Reading Wind Energy, LLC

Verra · United States · Renewable Energy

2.1M

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 004-2023

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

2.0M

issued tCO₂e

Blue Source - Powellton Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

2.0M

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Kanawha River Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

2.0M

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 003F

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

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V6

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

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

Coffeyville NAP2

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

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

Heartland Methane Abatement and Land Restoration Project 2

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

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

The Nature Conservancy - Upper St. John Forest IFM Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Upper Hudson Woodlands ATP IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V12

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

1.9M

issued tCO₂e

Green Assets - HMWCF-II Avoided Conversion Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.8M

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V18

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

1.8M

issued tCO₂e

Monell Geo-Seq

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

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Cumberland Gap Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

UPM Blandin Native American Hardwoods Conservation & Carbon Sequestration Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

Whirlpool HFO Amana 657

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

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V22

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

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

Kimble Sanitary Landfill Gas Project

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

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 005

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

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

Red Hills Wind Project

Verra · United States · Renewable Energy

1.7M

issued tCO₂e

Marshall County VAM Abatement Project

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

1.7M

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