Peatland Code projects on the UK Land Carbon Registry
Please note the following information is correct as of 29th of September 2023:
Projects Summary
Total number of Peatland Code projects | 219 |
Total Area of Peatland | 29,814ha |
Average project size | 136.4ha |
Average project duration | 80 years |
Number of Peatland Code projects by Country
Number of Projects |
Scotland | England | Wales | Northern Ireland |
Under Development | 173 | 32 | 12 | 2 |
Project Validated | 55 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Restration Validated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Verified (at year 5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of projects by peatland type
Bog | 216 |
Fen | 3 |
Validated projects
Number of validated projects | 77 |
Projected emissions reduction as total number of validated, claimable Pending Issuance Units* (PIUs) | 2,214,437 tonnes of CO2e |
* 1 PIU = 1 tonne of Carbon Dioxide equivalents
Under Development, Validated & Verified Combined
Scotland | England | Wales | Nothern Ireland | |
Net Area ha | 24,447 | 4,424 | 1,142 | 174 |
Projected emissions reduction in tonnes of CO2e |
5,842,826 | 633,250 | 71,557 | 30,953 |
Map of Peatland Code Projects