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 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