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.

Finney County Landfill Gas Destruction

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

1.4K

issued tCO₂e

American Grasslands Heritage #2

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

1.4K

issued tCO₂e

Truck Stop Electrification, North Dakota

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

1.4K

issued tCO₂e

Portland State University Campus Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Project

Verra · United States · Energy Efficiency

1.3K

issued tCO₂e

Ridgecrest Dairy

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

1.2K

issued tCO₂e

Grouped Dairy Manure Separation Projects; Phase I

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

1.0K

issued tCO₂e

Weatherization Of Single Family and Multi-Family Homes in Virginia

Verra · United States · Energy Efficiency

996

issued tCO₂e

SIG Carbon - Northeast Wilderness Trust - Alder Stream Preserve

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

777

issued tCO₂e

Nutrien NMPP Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Agriculture

588

issued tCO₂e

New England WAE Project

Isometric · United States · Alkalinity Cdr

477

issued tCO₂e

Emission Reductions in Midsouth Rice Management Systems

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Agriculture

395

issued tCO₂e

Truck Stop Electrification, New York

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

240

issued tCO₂e

Emission Reductions in California Rice Management Systems

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Agriculture

202

issued tCO₂e

Jet Engine Washing and Emissions Reduction for Airlines

Verra · United States

181

issued tCO₂e

AgriCapture Grasslands Project 1

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

86

issued tCO₂e

CIG Pilot Project 1 - Nitrogen Management Credit Program (NMCP) Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Agriculture

70

issued tCO₂e

Charm Range & Plains Biochar

Isometric · United States · Biomass Cdr

51

issued tCO₂e

Hampton Roads WAE Project

Isometric · United States · Alkalinity Cdr

50

issued tCO₂e

N Fixing Microbes - Pivot Bio

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Agriculture

3

issued tCO₂e

Nitrous Oxide Reduction in Corn

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Agriculture

2

issued tCO₂e

1PointFive Direct Air Capture - STRATOS

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

2014-P5

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

No issuance recorded

2021 Fire Refo

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

54 Ranch

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

No issuance recorded

A-Gas 2-2026

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

Not yet issued

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