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.

NativState û Broadleaf and Mixed Forests of the Arkansas Ozarks and Oklahoma Highlands (PDA)

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

NativState û Tennessee Mixed Forests of the River Valley and Highlands (PDA)

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Neeley Forestry Services - Sustainable Forests of South-Central Arkansas

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Ninemile

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

Ninemile 2019

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

North Antelope Rochelle Mine CMM Capture and Use Project: Phase II - Porcupine Project

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

North Navarro West

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

No issuance recorded

North Stirling 2019

Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

North Woods Carbon

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Northern Cheyenne Reforestation

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Northern Great Plains Regenerative Grazing Project 2

Verra · United States · Agriculture

Not yet issued

Oak Bluff IFM Forest Carbon Offset Project, Manulife IM

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Oak Grove Flare 2 West

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

Not yet issued

Oaktown Mine #1 CMM Project

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

Not yet issued

Ochoco Preserve Forest Carbon Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Ola Hou - Restoring Hawaii’s Native Forests

Verra · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Olympic Rainforest Improved Forest Management Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

One Earth Fund BEC Compost Project 2022

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

No issuance recorded

Organics By Gosh

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

No issuance recorded

PMR #4

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

Not yet issued

PRODUCTION OF CONCRETE WITH CO2 CAPTURE AND CEMENT REDUCTION

Verra · United States · Ghg Management

Not yet issued

Pamlico Point IFM Project

American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest

Not yet issued

Panhandle Project 1

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

Not yet issued

Panhandle Project 2

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

Not yet issued

Panhandle Project 3

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

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).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026