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.

Wabashco Clean Sweep I

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

50.6K

issued tCO₂e

ClimeCo ODS Destruction 27

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

50.5K

issued tCO₂e

Oaktown Fuel 1 Mine Methane Incineration Project

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

50.2K

issued tCO₂e

CMMC3

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

49.8K

issued tCO₂e

Perfect Cycle ODS-5

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

49.7K

issued tCO₂e

GJ TeVelde Ranch Dairy Digester

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

49.7K

issued tCO₂e

Z-Best Food Waste Composting

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

49.4K

issued tCO₂e

Spruce Haven Farm COP

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

49.4K

issued tCO₂e

Grotegut Dairy Farm, Inc

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

49.1K

issued tCO₂e

Howland Research Forest

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

48.9K

issued tCO₂e

Arcata City Forest Barnum Tract

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

48.7K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas ODS-VER5

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

48.7K

issued tCO₂e

Holsum Elm

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

48.6K

issued tCO₂e

Synergy Biogas, LLC

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

48.4K

issued tCO₂e

Clean Fuel Partners Dane County Biodigester

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

47.8K

issued tCO₂e

Green Valley Dairy

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

47.3K

issued tCO₂e

Streator LFG to Energy

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

47.2K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2021002

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

47.0K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 001E

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

46.9K

issued tCO₂e

Arcata Sunnybrae Tract

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

46.8K

issued tCO₂e

NMMC1

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

46.7K

issued tCO₂e

The B6 Dairy Farm BioFactory(R) Project

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

46.7K

issued tCO₂e

Skyridge Farms Advanced Solid Separation Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

46.7K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas South Korea 4

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

46.6K

issued tCO₂e

DPC Domestic ODS Destruction Project #15

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

46.3K

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