UK CARBON CODE OF CONDUCT

Science | Resilience | Certainty

A central standard & robust set of protocols to guarantee high-integrity carbon credits

Central Standard

The UK Carbon Code of Conduct (UKCCC) has been established as a central set of standards taking a holistic approach to land management in order to drive investment in nature-based solutions that contribute to the reversal of climate change and biodiversity collapse.

Built for Integrity

The UK Carbon Code of Conduct provides a rigorous framework for UK nature-based carbon projects, ensuring every project is independently assessed, transparently monitored and held to long-term performance commitments.

Key safeguards include:

Independent validation and verification
Public project registry and mapped project boundaries
Minimum 40-year project commitments
Annual monitoring and five-year verification
Conservative carbon accounting and reserve buffering
Alignment with recognised international best practice

Supporting UK climate action through transparency, accountability and measurable outcomes.

Want to understand how the framework operates? Explore the UKCCC’s technical approach to project certification, governance, monitoring, permanence, carbon accounting and risk management.

High-Integrity Credits

Credits are only issued when a project has been assessed against and met the required UK Carbon Code standard, which includes verification and certification that the whole operation/farm is Net Zero.

Every UKCCC credit represents one tonne of verified carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) removed or reduced, backed by independent assessment, long-term monitoring and transparent reporting.

High-Integrity Projects + High-Integrity Standards = High-Integrity Credits.

VISION

To remove atmospheric carbon at scale through the restoration of natural systems, contributing to climate change reversal and biodiversity increase.

MISSION

To ensure carbon removal and biodiversity projects, and their related credits, are of the highest integrity standards and provide environmental and social good through nature restoration.