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
- American Carbon Registry (ACR) 910
- Climate Action Reserve (CAR) 766
- Verra 201
- Isometric 17
- Gold Standard 13
- Cercarbono 2
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
Most used methodologies
- ARB-FOREST 269 projects
- ARB-OZONE 228 projects
- ACR-IFM-NONFED 194 projects
- CAR-LANDFILL 128 projects
- ARB-LIVESTOCK 123 projects
- ARB-MINE-METHANE 122 projects
- CAR-LIVESTOCK 70 projects
- ACR-HFC 67 projects
- ACR-FOAM 67 projects
- ACR-REFRIGE 58 projects
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.
Bayer Agricultural Carbon Program
Verra · United States · Agriculture
No issuance recorded
Bayou Bartholomew Climate Action Project
Verra · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Bear Refo
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Berkshire Cow Power
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Big Bend
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Big Bend 2019
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Big Brown Harvested Fly Ash (SCM)
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Big McCarty
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Ocean Barns - Brominata Enteric Methane Demonstration Project
Verra · United States · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Blue Source - Bishop Improved Forest Management Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source - Corkscrew Improved Forest Management Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source - Hancock McCloud Improved Forest Management Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source - Hawthorne Ten Mile Watershed Improved Forest Management Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source - ORM McCloud Improved Forest Management Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source û Boone Forestlands Improved Forest Management Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source û Elk Forest Improved Forest Management Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source- Goodwood Improved Forest Management Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source- Red Hill West Improved Forest Management Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source- Stonewall Improved Forest Management Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source- Sylvan Improved Forest Management Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source-Conservation Forestry Elk Improved Forest Management Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source-Gilchrist Improved Forest Management Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source-Lafayette Improved Forest Management Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source-Montrose Improved Forest Management Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Blue Source-Silver Bluff Improved Forest Management Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026