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.

HRC Yager IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

HT HFC Reclamation Project Ontario 2024

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

Not yet issued

Hearst Forests

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Heartland Methane Abatement and Land Restoration Project 5

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

Not yet issued

Heartland Methane Abatement and Land Restoration Project 6

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

Not yet issued

Hesse & Sons Dairy Vermifiltration

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Highsplint 4-2021

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Hilt Forest Carbon Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Holstein Farms Biogas LLC

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

Not yet issued

Honeywell HFC-23 Destruction Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

Hood River County Tree Farm

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Hudson Tech 2026-1 Washington

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

Not yet issued

Hydrogen based steam generation at New Johnsonville

Verra · United States · Fuel Switching

Not yet issued

INDHEMP AGRICULTURAL HEMP ROTATION - MONTANA

Verra · United States · Agriculture

Not yet issued

IX Ranch

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

Not yet issued

Igneo Technologies - Precious Metals and Copper Recovering and Recycling Activities Savannah GA USA

Gold Standard · United States · Energy Efficiency

Not yet issued

Indigo Ag Nitrogen Management

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Agriculture

No issuance recorded

Invista Victoria AAP-VNOX Unit

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

No issuance recorded

Invista Victoria NAP-AOP Unit

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

No issuance recorded

JR Dairy Farm Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

James Ahlem Biogas LLC

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

Not yet issued

Kepel Creek Improvement Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Knollwood Improved Forest Management Project

Verra · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY GROUPED AFFORESTATION PROJECT

Verra · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Lakeview Natural Pozzolan (SCM) Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · 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).

All countries Carbon Offset Projects Database How to read the Credit Passport

Registry data as of June 1, 2026