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.
Perennial CMM CMB32-8 Flare Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Perennial CMM CMB72-2-7 Flare Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Perennial CN9-2 AMM FLARE PROJECT
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Perennial OSG-1 AMM Flare Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Perennial PRS-1 AMM Flare Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
PermCap Louisiana Methane Abatement Project 002
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
PermCap Louisiana Methane Abatement Project 003
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Philip Wind Partners, LLC
Verra · United States · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Pilgrim's Enterprise Organic Waste Digestion Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Pine Grove Landfill Gas Destruction Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Pocosin Ecological Reserve I
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Land Use
Not yet issued
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Clayton Blocks Pocosin Restoration
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Land Use
Not yet issued
Poso Creek Biogas LLC
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Project Juniper
Isometric · United States · Air Capture
No issuance recorded
Qualco Energy
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Qualterra Washington State Biochar Production Program
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Biomass Cdr
Not yet issued
Quillayute IFM Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Quinault Forest Carbon Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
REPLACING SYNTHETIC NITROGEN FERTILIZER WITH IN-SEASON NITROGEN SOURCES THAT FIX AND SUPPLY NITROGEN TO AGRICULTURAL CROPS
Verra · United States · Agriculture
Not yet issued
RHI HFC Reclaim 2025
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
RMC Recovery and Destruction of Canadian ODS Project
Verra · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
RMS Coastal Headwaters Longleaf Restoration Avoided Conversion
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
RNG from Organic Wastewater Anaerobic Digestion
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
RR ACR 2014 756
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
RR ACR 2014 758
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026