Peatland Code Registry
Peatland Code projects are hosted on the UK Land Carbon Registry alongside Woodland Carbon Code projects.
The UK Land Carbon Registry is the Peatland Code’s electronic database that stores and publicly displays data about the status of Projects and ownership and use of Carbon Units. Managed by S&P Global, it records transactions and provides a public and transparent list of UK-based Carbon Units. All Peatland Code Projects and Carbon Units must be recorded on the Peatland Code Registry.
How does it work?
Every Peatland Code project is recorded on the Environmental Registry and is publicly available to view. You do not need an account to search this part of the registry. It is a useful tool to identify which projects you may be best suited to purchase carbon units from.
Do I need an account to buy PIUs and PCUs?
Yes. To buy Pending Issuance Units (PIU’s) or Peatland Carbon Units (PCU’s) you require an account, please see our Registry account wepage for further information.
You do not need an account to have access to the public view of the registry.
What information is available on the registry?
The project name, status, validator, developer, and country are listed. In each project’s details a description of the project, map and emissions calculator is available to view. Each project has a unique identifier and the credits are assigned unique serial numbers to track them throughout the issuances/retirement stage. This ensures no double counting.
What does the ‘Status’ in the registry mean?
Under Development – The project has been registered but has not begun restoration, is not yet validated and no PIUs are available. At this stage projects are working towards their Project Plan Validation.
Validated – The project has been reviewed and signed off by an independent, Peatland Code approved validation body in a desk-based document review via issuing a Validation Opinion. At this point, PIUs (Pending Issuance Units) are available for release if the landowner wishes. The project may have started restoration at this point.
Restoration Validated – The project has completed restoration and has been validated by a site visit and review of the required documentation by a validation body. If the project has not already listed PIUs, they must list them at this point.
Verified – The project has been restored for at least 5 years and has been confirmed to have delivered the expected greenhouse gas benefit over its duration. At this point the PIUs are converted to PCUs (Peatland Carbon Units) and are listed in the registry in vintages of years 0-5 and every 10 years thereafter.
