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.
Tradewater ODS 61
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Tradewater ODS 67
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Tradewater ODS 68
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Tradewater OOG 4
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Transportation Demand Management (TDM), based on AI TUYA
Cercarbono · United States · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Treehouse Plant 1
Isometric · United States · Biomass Cdr
No issuance recorded
Tri-Community Recycling and Sanitary Landfill Project
Verra · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Tri-Mid, LLC
Verra · United States · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Trinity Timberlands Improved Forest Management Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Turkey Trot Landfill
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Twin Lakes Forest Project
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Two Creeks IFM Project
American Carbon Registry (ACR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
U.S. Agroforestry & Reforestation using Long-term Leases
Isometric · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
US AGRICULTURAL CARBON PROGRAM
Verra · United States · Agriculture
Not yet issued
US SecondCropTM Microbial Carbon Removal (USSC24)
Gold Standard · United States
Not yet issued
Upstream Emission Reductions Through Beneficial Use of Waste Flare Gas Energy at Garnes & Gliko Project
Verra · United States · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Upstream Emission Reductions Through Beneficial Use of Waste Flare Gas Energy at Seaboard Flare Removal Project
Verra · United States · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
VCS2240
Verra · United States · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Vierra Biogas LLC
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
Vimark-Trione
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
Not yet issued
Virginia Coast Reserve Seagrass Restoration Project
Verra · United States
Not yet issued
Wapiti Woods II
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Forest
No issuance recorded
Weatherization of single and multi-family dwellings in Virginia
Verra · United States · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
WestPoint Dairy Digester
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) · United States · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Western American Rangelands Regeneration Project
Verra · United States · Agriculture
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).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026