Additionality: the project must show it with a test (§1.5, p. 8). CarbonMeld reads the test in the documents.CM-F-PEATLAND-CODE-ADDITIONALITY
PC-STANDARD — Peatland Code
About this methodology
Landowners restore damaged bogs and fens in the UK, for example by re-wetting drained or eroding peat. The code estimates the greenhouse gas emissions avoided once the peat is restored, compared with its damaged condition, using emission calculators for each peat condition.
- Issued by
- UK Peatland Code (PC) · issuer's site
- Version
- 2.1 · source ·
- Status
- Active at IUCN UK Peatland Programme · source ·
- Climate outcome
- Emission reductions
- Activity
- Peatland restoration
- Official page
- iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org ·
How our current method reads projects of this type
Versions of the official text these rules cover: pc v2.0, PEATLAND v2.1
What CarbonMeld reads
- Integrity shown
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Leakage: the methodology sets rules for it (§3.2, p. 15). CarbonMeld reads it in the project's documents.CM-F-PEATLAND-CODE-LEAKAGE
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Buffer pool: the methodology sets rules for it (p. 13). CarbonMeld reads it in the project's documents.CM-F-PEATLAND-CODE-BUFFER
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Permanence and reversals: the methodology sets rules for it (§2.3, p. 12). CarbonMeld reads it in the project's documents.CM-F-PEATLAND-CODE-PERMANENCE-REVERSAL
- Claim safety shown
CarbonMeld quotes the rules of Peatland Code on the use of its units, in claim safety.CM-F-PEATLAND-CODE-CORSIA-RULE
Figures set against the methodology's own values
- Integrity comparison
The buffer share is 20% (as stated in Peatland Code v2.1; §2.3, p. 13). Version 2.0 sets 15% (§2.3, p. 13). CarbonMeld takes the value of the version that the documents name. If they name no version, the date of the document decides. A document from 1 February 2025 takes 20%. A document from 1 June 2023 to 31 January 2025 takes 15%. CarbonMeld does not compare the share of an earlier document. CarbonMeld does not compare the share of a version that it has not read. It does not compare the share of an undated document that names no version. CarbonMeld shows the share in the documents next to it.
buffer share: 20% · source: Peatland Code v2.1, p. 13
buffer share (version 2.0): 15% · source: Peatland Code v2.0, p. 13
Deductions that can apply
- Integrity deduction −1.5
Forest, wetland, peat, grassland and soil carbon: if the documents read do not address leakage, CarbonMeld lowers integrity by 1.5 and shows a red flag. Outside REDD+ and reforestation, the gate applies only where the methodology requires a leakage assessment. At the listing stage, the gate does not apply when the programme's listing form has no section on leakage.CM-G-LEAKAGE-NOT-ADDRESSED
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Forest, wetland, peat, grassland and soil carbon: if the documents read do not state the buffer pool share, CarbonMeld shows a red flag. It lowers no score. Outside REDD+ and reforestation, the flag applies only where the methodology requires a buffer. At the listing stage, there is no flag when the programme's listing form has no section on the buffer pool.CM-G-BUFFER-NOT-DISCLOSED
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Set by the methodology or the programme, not assessed by our current method
- not assessed
No legal requirement for the activity: the methodology sets rules for it (§1.5, p. 8). Our current method does not assess it.CM-F-PEATLAND-CODE-REGULATORY-SURPLUS
- not assessed
Social safeguards and consent of communities (FPIC): the methodology sets rules for it in some cases (§1.4, p. 5). Our current method does not assess it.CM-F-PEATLAND-CODE-SAFEGUARDS-FPIC
Not applicable to this type — never a gap in our current method
The criterion does not apply to this methodology. Our current method never counts it as a gap.
- Grid emission factorCM-N-GRID-EF
- Fraction of non-renewable biomass (fNRB)CM-N-FNRB
- Usage rate of the devicesCM-N-USAGE
- Durability of the storageCM-N-DURABILITY-MEASUREMENT
- Sustainability of the feedstockCM-N-FEEDSTOCK-SUSTAINABILITY
- Tracking of the end useCM-N-END-USE-TRACKING
The general rules apply as well. Read the general rules.
History and transitions
Projects using PC-STANDARD
Browse 433 published projects using PC-STANDARD, listed alphabetically. There is no ranking for this methodology yet: it appears here automatically once 5 of its projects are rated. Open a project to view its registry details and the analysis available for that project.
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