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.

A-Gas 2019-4

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

No issuance recorded

A-Gas 3-2023

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

No issuance recorded

A-Gas Taiwan 1

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

Not yet issued

A-Gas V21

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

Not yet issued

ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION AND USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Verra · United States · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

AMG OHIO COMPLEX GHG EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROJECT

Verra · United States

Not yet issued

AMR Great Plains Climate Sustainability Restoration Project 1-OK

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

Not yet issued

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2023013

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

Not yet issued

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2025002

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

Not yet issued

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2025004

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

Not yet issued

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2025005

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

Not yet issued

Advanced Refrigeration - ARS2026001

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

Not yet issued

Agoro Carbon USA Cropland Program

Verra · United States · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Agoro Carbon USA Pastureland Program

Verra · United States · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Agri Beef Steam-Flaked Corn Project

Verra · United States · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Akiing Azhenan Improved Forest Management Project

Verra · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Alberto Dairy Worm Farm

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Albion

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Alta Sierra Dairy Biogas LLC

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

Not yet issued

American Grasslands Heritage #6

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

Not yet issued

American Grasslands Heritage #8

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

Not yet issued

American Refrigerants HFC Reclamation Project - 2024

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

Not yet issued

American Refrigerants HFC Reclamation Project - 2025

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

Not yet issued

American Soda LLC Ventilation Air Methane Project

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

Not yet issued

Andes Inorganic Carbon Capture on Agricultural Soils

Verra · United States

No issuance recorded

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026