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.

Bluesource - Baskahegan Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 003H

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

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Green Assets - DLT Avoided Conversion Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Afognak Forest Carbon Project

Verra · United States · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

NativState û S&J Taylor Forest Carbon Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Coal Mine Methane Capture and Use Project at the North Antelope Rochelle Coal Mine Complex

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Davis Landfill Gas Offset Project

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

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

TCT Birmingham IFM Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

1.1M

issued tCO₂e

Blue Source - Goodman Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.0M

issued tCO₂e

HT HFC Reclamation Project Champaign 2022

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

1.0M

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Huna Totem Native Alaskan IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.0M

issued tCO₂e

Double Bar IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

1.0M

issued tCO₂e

Northeast Mississippi Landfill

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

1.0M

issued tCO₂e

EOS-JA-09-01

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

1.0M

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 001P

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

1.0M

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Lyme Wisconsin IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

999.0K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - MWF Ned Lake IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

994.8K

issued tCO₂e

Heartland Methane Abatement and Land Restoration Project 3

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

989.7K

issued tCO₂e

Bi-County Landfill Gas Destruction Project

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

986.8K

issued tCO₂e

Big River / Salmon Creek Forests

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

976.7K

issued tCO₂e

Erie County Landfill

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

960.3K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Kootznoowoo Native Community Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

956.9K

issued tCO₂e

Winston Creek Forest Carbon Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

952.8K

issued tCO₂e

City of Garland Landfill Carbon Project

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

951.1K

issued tCO₂e

Greenville County Landfill Gas Utilization Project

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

939.2K

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026