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Accelerating private investment in peatland restoration 2025

Abstract

Peatland can capture and store carbon but degraded peatland releases that carbon: around 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year across the UK. Most peatland restoration is supported by public investment – increasingly blended with private sources. Landholders of peatland are not accountable for the emissions and it sits outside compulsory carbon markets.

This report proposes a more robust market around peatland including integration within the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to accelerate private investment. As well as supporting Net Zero this would deliver a range of other outcomes including significant nature benefits.

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Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2025·06·13

Citation
Adams, M. & Hawker, J. 2025. Accelerating private investment in peatland restoration. Science signposts: setting out strategic opportunities for nature recovery (Ed. S. Wilkinson). JNCC, Peterborough, ISSN 2978-0764.

Lineage
JNCC's 'Science Signposts' series sets out key emerging opportunities and recommendations for enhancing evidence and adjusting policy to accelerate nature’s recovery. The recommendations are particularly focused on the four, UK, country governments, but include recommendations which are relevant more broadly across other sectors and geographies.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC author

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2025·06·16

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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