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.

Tradewater ODS 1

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

116.7K

issued tCO₂e

The Dry Creek Dairy BioFactory« Project

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

116.6K

issued tCO₂e

Des Plaines LFG to Energy

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

115.9K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas 2019-3

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

114.9K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater ODS 46

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

114.8K

issued tCO₂e

Willet Dairy

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

114.7K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Arrowhead Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

114.3K

issued tCO₂e

Coolgas 2019-2

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

113.6K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 002

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

113.5K

issued tCO₂e

ECC ODS Destruction 11-2013

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

113.4K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Woodbury Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

112.8K

issued tCO₂e

Wabashco Clean Sweep 3

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

112.4K

issued tCO₂e

Wabashco Clean Sweep 8

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

112.0K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas O'Hare

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

111.3K

issued tCO₂e

DPC Domestic ODS Destruction Project #26

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

111.0K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 002D

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

111.0K

issued tCO₂e

EOS ACR 356

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

110.7K

issued tCO₂e

Crow Wing County Landfill Gas Collection System

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

110.6K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 002C

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

110.3K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas 2018-4

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

110.3K

issued tCO₂e

Wabashco Clean Sweep 4

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

110.0K

issued tCO₂e

Blue Source - Pungo River Forest Conservation Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

109.6K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas 2-2023

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

109.2K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater ODS 30

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

108.7K

issued tCO₂e

Coolgas ODS 2013 Project #1

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

108.6K

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