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.

Blue Source-Snowshoe Improved Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Blue Source-St. Croix Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Blue Source-Texarkana Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Blue Source-Westervelt Atlantic Coast Improved Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Blue Source-Westervelt Gulf Coast Improved Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Blue Source-Westervelt Piedmont Improved Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Blue Source-Winchendon Improved Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Bluesource - Cypress Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Bluesource - Kootznoowoo Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Bluesource - Two-Hearted Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Bluesource û Burnt Mountain Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Bosland Growth, Appalachian Mineland Reforestation

Verra · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Bowman Lake

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Brenton

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

Not yet issued

Brewer Avoided Grassland Conversion

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

Not yet issued

Brightly - Reducing Food Loss and Waste

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Brightly - Reducing Food Loss and Waste - Project #2

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Bull Creek

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Bull Creek 2019

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Burnett County Timberlands

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Burnsville

Isometric · United States · Biomass Cdr

No issuance recorded

CEMEX USA: ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND BIOMASS PROJECT AT DEMOPOLIS CEMENT PLANT

Verra · United States · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

CEMEX USA: ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND BIOMASS PROJECT AT LOUISVILLE CEMENT PLANT

Verra · United States · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

CEMEX USA: Alternative fuels and biomass project at Brooksville South cement plant

Verra · United States · Fuel Switching

No issuance recorded

CEMEX USA: BIOMASS PROJECT AT MIAMI CEMENT PLANT

Verra · United States · Fuel Switching

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