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.

Recycling Roadways for Carbon Emission Reductions - Global Emissionairy - U.S. Project #1

Verra · United States

21.1K

issued tCO₂e

CMMC2

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

20.7K

issued tCO₂e

Fiscalini Farms Anaerobic Digester

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

20.6K

issued tCO₂e

Truck Stop Electrification, Illinois

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Fuel Switching

20.5K

issued tCO₂e

Maple Leaf Dairy West

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

20.5K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2021003

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

20.2K

issued tCO₂e

West Star North Dairy

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

20.2K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2023001

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

20.1K

issued tCO₂e

Statz Bros. Home Farm Anaerobic Digester

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

20.1K

issued tCO₂e

Central LFG to Energy Project

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

19.8K

issued tCO₂e

Herrema Dairy

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

19.5K

issued tCO₂e

Truck Stop Electrification, Tennessee

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Fuel Switching

19.4K

issued tCO₂e

Sunny Knoll Farms

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

19.4K

issued tCO₂e

Tradewater US - ODS - #13

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

19.4K

issued tCO₂e

Green Meadow Farm

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

19.3K

issued tCO₂e

Middle Fork I Avoided Grassland Conversion

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Land Use

19.2K

issued tCO₂e

Northeast Farm Separation Project - Phase 1

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

19.1K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2022001

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

19.0K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration CAN - ARS 006C

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

18.9K

issued tCO₂e

Advanced Refrigeration CAL - ARS 005B

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

18.6K

issued tCO₂e

Family Forest Carbon Program - Central Appalachia

Verra · United States · Forest

18.3K

issued tCO₂e

Patterson Farms COP

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

18.3K

issued tCO₂e

Shoosmith Sanitary Landfill Gas Combustion Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

18.1K

issued tCO₂e

DPC Domestic ODS Destruction Project #20

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

17.8K

issued tCO₂e

REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS ON I-64 CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITH THE USE OF FSB AND EMULSION ASPHALT MIXTURES

Verra · United States

17.8K

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