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.

Land Life Reforestation and Restoration of Degraded Land in Colorado

Verra · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

LandYield Midwest Family Forest IFM Project I

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

LandYield Northeast Family Forest IFM Project 1

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

LandYield SE Small Scale IFM Project II

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

LandYield Small Scale IFM Project I

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Leal Dairy Biogas LLC

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

Not yet issued

Legacy Forest Climate Initiative

Verra · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Lent Hill Ag-Grid Biogas-to-Electricity Project

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

Not yet issued

Lerda-Goni Farms Biogas LLC

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

Not yet issued

Livestock Water Recycling Advanced Solid Separation Grouped Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

MRC Misty Mountain IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

MRC Rivendell IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

MRC Shire IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

MYERS-TINDLE UNIT 12C

Cercarbono · United States

No issuance recorded

Majestic Crossing Dairy Digester

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

No issuance recorded

Makah Forest Carbon Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Maple Fork

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

Not yet issued

Marble Creek

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Marshall County Flare VII

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

Not yet issued

Matador Ranch and Cattle - Montana

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Metha.ai USA feed additive project

Verra · United States · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Metzler Biochar

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Biomass Cdr

Not yet issued

Mineral

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Mississippi River Estates IFM Carbon Offset Project, Manulife IM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Mississippi River Islands Forest Conservation 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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026