Peatland Code Projects Summary

Summary information on Peatland Code projects on the registry.

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Peatland Code Projects Summary

Peatland Code projects on the UK Land Carbon Registry

Please note the following information is correct as of 13th December 2022:

 

Total number of Peatland Code projects   149
Total Area of Peatland  20,471 ha 
Average project size (for validated projects)   127 ha 
Average project duration (for validated projects)   83 years 

 

 

 

 

Project status breakdown:

Registered projects

Number of projects registered and ‘under development’   126

 

Validated projects

Number of validated projects                              22      
Projected emissions reduction as total number of validated, claimable Pending Issuance Units* (PIUs)        737,515 tonnes of CO2e   

* 1 PIU = 1 tonne of Carbon Dioxide equivalents 

 

Verified projects

Number of verified projects     0    
Projected emissions reduction as total number of verified, claimable Peatland Carbon Units* (PCUs)      0

* 1 PCU = 1 tonne of Carbon Dioxide equivalents 

 

 

 

 

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