The United Kingdom's government will ban the use of peat moss for home gardeners beginning in 2024 in an effort to preserve the country's peatlands. According to the UK's Environment Secretary George Eustice, the ban is happening because "Peatlands are our biggest terrestrial carbon store and home to some of our rarest species." There are currently no plans to ban or restrict the use of peat moss in the United States (or anywhere else other than the UK, based on our research).