About Us
A central standard to unlock the potential in land to reverse climate change and biodiversity collapse
The UK Carbon Code of Conduct (UKCCC) has been established to act as a central set of standards taking a holistic approach to enable whole landholdings to enter projects to optimise the opportunity to restore carbon and biodiversity into natural capital assets managed by project hosts.
The UKCCC is a not for profit entity that exists purely to ensure that its standards are continually developed and upheld and to give confidence that the carbon offsets it issues are robust and assure the central pillars are upheld:
- Additionality, all projects are created after a positive change in management
- Permanence, all projects are long term and ensure continual sequestration and emissions reductions
- Avoidance of leakage, project host net zero assured before any offsets sold
- Avoidance of negative outcomes projects are actively monitored and verified by third parties
The UKCCC shall seek full accreditation and membership to International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA) and shall continually respond to best practice, new technological advances, changes in the IPPC regulations and the advice given by the UK Climate Change Commitee and the Taskforce for the Scaling of Voluntary Carbon Markets. The UKCCC seek to work with other codes and stakeholders that share its Vision and Mission
Vision: Climate change and biodiversity collapse reversal through nature based Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Removal + and sustainable development for all.
Mission: To ensure UK Green House Gas Reduction and Removal (GRR+) offsets are effectively measured, reported and verified in order to give surety to those wishing to offset their residual Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e) emissions.
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