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.

Heartland Methane Abatement and Land Restoration Project 4

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

1.4M

issued tCO₂e

BMMC1

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

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Yurok Tribe Sustainable Forest Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Garcia River Forest - ARB

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Spray Foam Omega 2023

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

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Martell

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Mailliard Ranch

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Green Diamond Resource Company Klamath West IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

HT HFC Reclamation Project Champaign 2021

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

1.3M

issued tCO₂e

Richardson Ranch

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - MWF Adirondacks IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

HT HFC Reclamation Project Champaign 2023

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

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Clinton Landfill Gas Collection and Combustion Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Bewley Ranches

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Hollow Tree

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Corinth Abandoned Mine Methane Recovery Project

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

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Tyonek Native Alaskan IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Spartanburg County Landfill Gas Combustion Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Green Assets - Milbury Avoided Conversion Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Wolf Creek Landfill

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

1.2M

issued tCO₂e

Green Diamond Resource Company Klamath East IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Yurok Tribe/Forest Carbon Partners CKGG Improved Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - JTO Champion Property IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Buckeye Forest Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - AMC Maine Woods Initiative IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.1M

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