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 487

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

66.6K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 001H

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

66.3K

issued tCO₂e

RMMC1

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

65.5K

issued tCO₂e

Dairy Dreams Methane Reduction Project

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

65.4K

issued tCO₂e

Dairy Dreams

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

65.2K

issued tCO₂e

Perfect Cycle ODS-4

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

65.1K

issued tCO₂e

Maple Leaf Dairy West

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

64.4K

issued tCO₂e

Chamness Methane Recovery Project

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

64.4K

issued tCO₂e

T&M Herrema Dairy

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

64.2K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2022002

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

64.1K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 001G

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

63.8K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater ODS 56

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

63.2K

issued tCO₂e

Virginia Conservation Forestry Program - Clifton Farm

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

63.1K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 001B

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

63.1K

issued tCO₂e

Wakker Digester

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

63.0K

issued tCO₂e

Open Sky Ranch Dairy Digester

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

62.7K

issued tCO₂e

Van Eck Forest

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

62.3K

issued tCO₂e

Chicago LFG to Energy

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

62.3K

issued tCO₂e

Crossroads Eco Center Landfill/Caldwell Landfill

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

62.1K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas 1-2020

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

62.0K

issued tCO₂e

Worcester County Central Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project

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

61.9K

issued tCO₂e

T&M Bos Dairy

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

61.4K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2022006

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

61.4K

issued tCO₂e

OHE DM4-3

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

61.3K

issued tCO₂e

Ashford III

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

61.1K

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