Who can buy units

Organisations looking to compensate for unavoidable emissions 

Any organisation which would like to compensate for their unavoidable emissions right away can buy Woodland Carbon Units.

Organisations planning to compensate for emissions in future years on their journey to net zero can buy Pending Issuance Units.

Individuals looking to compensate for unavoidable emissions 

Individuals can buy Woodland Carbon Units from a project developer, trader or retail aggregator to compensate for their unavoidable UK emissions.   

As an individual, you can’t buy Pending Issuance Units or hold an account on the UK Land Carbon Registry. The project developer, trader or retail aggregator you buy from can tag units with your name in the registry.

Organisations looking to buy and sell units  

If you want to become a trader or retail aggregator so you can buy carbon units and sell them on, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

As Pending Issuance Units are not guaranteed, we are careful how these are handled with repeat sales. 

• If you are authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, you can apply for a trader’s account to buy and sell Pending Issuance Units and Woodland Carbon Units.
• If you are not authorised, you can apply for a retail aggregator account. The number of units you can hold at any one time and the length of time you can hold them for will be limited.

For more information, see registry account types.