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.

Anew - Michigan DNR Big Wild Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

938.2K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V11

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

937.6K

issued tCO₂e

Development Authority of the North Country (DANC) Landfill Gas Destruction Project

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

937.0K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 001-2023

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

932.9K

issued tCO₂e

Willits Woods IFM

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

915.2K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Doyon Native Community Forest Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

905.6K

issued tCO₂e

Whirlpool HFO Amana 794

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

904.6K

issued tCO₂e

Hudson Technologies HFC Reclamation Project Champaign 2020

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

903.6K

issued tCO₂e

EOS-CAR2012 Domestic

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

902.7K

issued tCO₂e

HT HFC Reclamation Project Champaign 2024

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

881.9K

issued tCO₂e

Volunteer Regional Landfill

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

874.9K

issued tCO₂e

A-Gas V13

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

867.2K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - Massachusetts Audubon Society IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

865.3K

issued tCO₂e

Elk Creek Permit Area Abandoned Mine Project

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

862.9K

issued tCO₂e

Methane Capture, Flare and Utilization at Tyson Wastewater Treatment Facilities - Amarillo

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

853.3K

issued tCO₂e

Trinity Timberlands University Hill Improved Forest Management Project

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

847.9K

issued tCO₂e

Rio Grande Valley Landfill

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

844.0K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Massachusetts Tri-City Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

839.8K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Greenleaf Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

839.5K

issued tCO₂e

Finite Carbon - The Forestland Group Chateaugay Woodlands IFM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

839.0K

issued tCO₂e

New River Landfill Gas Methane Destruction Project

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

836.5K

issued tCO₂e

Foam Blowing Agent Project 001-2024

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

832.4K

issued tCO₂e

Anew - Empire Riverlands Forestry Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

832.0K

issued tCO₂e

Bluesource û Edge of Appalachia Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

829.2K

issued tCO₂e

NativState - Bottomland Forests of the Louisiana Plains (PDA)

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

823.1K

issued tCO₂e

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