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.

Finite Carbon - Dingess Rum IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

Spray Foam Omega 3

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

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

Greater New Bedford LFG Utilization Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

Forest Carbon Partners - Seldovia Native Association Forest Carbon Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

North Country LFG

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

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

Rentech Energy Midwest Corporation û Nitric Acid Plant 1

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

1.6M

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Spokane Tribe of Indians IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V16

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

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Phase 1 Sustainable Forest Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

South Kent Landfill Gas to Energy Project

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

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Hancock County Landfill Gas Collection Project

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

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Gaston County Landfill Gas Destruction Project

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

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Huron Mountain Club Forest Carbon Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Big Poplar Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Blue Creek

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Willits Woods

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Rentech Nitrogen, LLC - Nitric Acid Plant 2

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

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

NativState - Bottomland Forests of the Mississippi Backswamps and Delta Mixed Forests (PDA)

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.5M

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 003G

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

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Eagle Point Landfill

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

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Blue Source - Marmet Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Capricorn Ridge 4 Wind Farm

Verra · United States · Renewable Energy

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Forest Carbon Partners - English Bay Corporation Forest Carbon Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Boone Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V8

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

1.4M

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