United Kingdom-London: Capturing transitional changes in GHG fluxes following peat restoration
Details
| Contract Title: | United Kingdom-London: Capturing transitional changes in GHG fluxes following peat restoration |
| Published Date: | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Notice Type: | Notice (AdditionalInformationNotice) |
| Value Banding: | High Value |
| Delivery Point: | United Kingdom |
Description:
There is approximately 1,420,000 hectares of peat in England, with deep peat accounting for approximately 680,000 hectares. However, the majority of our deep peat is degraded, damaged and dried out, with only 13% of deep peat remaining in a near natural state. As a result, peatlands in England emit approximately 8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, about 2% of England's total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is an urgent need to re-wet peatlands to abate these GHG emissi...