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.
CERP 2
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
CERP 3
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
CHD Refo
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
CIty and County of Honolulu Solid Waste to Energy Facility - 3RD Boiler Expansion
Verra · United States · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
CO Orphan Well P&A CS-24-01
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
CO2 INJECTION AND USE OF OTHER MATERIALS TO REDUCE CEMENT CONTENT IN CONCRETE
Verra · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
CO2 UTILIZATION IN CONCRETE - REMOVALS & REDUCTIONS CARBONCURE - PRECAST PROJECT #1
Verra · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
CO2 Utilization in Concrete - Removals & Reductions - CarbonCure - International Project #1
Verra · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
CSG EV Charger Premier Aggregation
Verra · United States · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Caldor-Mosquito Refo
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
California Impact Project
Verra · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Camp Refo
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Capital Link's Berthoud Facility
Isometric · United States · Biomass Cdr
No issuance recorded
Capture and Utilization of Coal Mine Methane from Pre-Mining Well Systems
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Capture and removal of fugitive venting coal mine methane 50-5
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Carbon Reduction through Paper Recycling
Verra · United States
No issuance recorded
Carbon Sense Cement
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Carbon Smart Cropping and Pasture Systems USA
Verra · United States · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Carbon Smart Cropping and Pasture Systems USA II
Verra · United States · Agriculture
Not yet issued
Carbon Storage Solutions One
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
CarbonZero.eco - Williams
Isometric · United States · Biomass Cdr
No issuance recorded
Cascades Forestry Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Cedar Flats IFM Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Central Florida Citrus Restoration
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Biomass Cdr
Not yet issued
Certified Livestock Emissions Abatement with Rumin8 in Beef Confinement
Verra · United States · Agriculture
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026