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.
Dixon-Moody Family Forests
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Donner Property
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Double Springs Forest Carbon Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Doyon Ts'ebaa North
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Doyon Ts'ebaa South
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Doyon Ts'oo
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Dry Burney
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Dugan Family Farms Advanced Solid Separation Project
Verra · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
EOS 2013 Domestic (EOS ACR 372)
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
EOS ARB ODS 2013-1
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
EOS ARB ODS 2013-4
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
EOS CAR 1075
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
EOS CAR 1144
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Earth Foundries 2025
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Biomass Cdr
Not yet issued
Eastwood Forests - Clinch River Tributaries IFM
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Edgecombe County Landfill Gas Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Elk Creek
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Energy Efficiency Project by Aquila Technologies, Inc
Verra · United States · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Enexor Impact USA
Verra · United States · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
FPD Robotic E-Waste Recycling eLoop US
Gold Standard · United States · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Fall River
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Family Forest Carbon Program - Fields & Forests
Verra · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Family Forest Carbon Program - North
Verra · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Felicita Dairy Biogas LLC
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Figure 8 Environmental Advanced Solid Separation Grouped Project
Verra · United States · Ghg Management
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