Australia's carbon offsets regime is crumbling because it is being asked to do too much, and a comprehensive, independent review is essential, according to a new Australia Institute report. Read more...
Reporting scope 3 emissions through NGER should be mandatory, and waste management needs much greater attention, according to a new decarbonisation report from Infrastructure Partnerships Australia. Read more...
As well as continuing to support carbon farming, Queensland and NSW should take stronger action to prevent land clearing, according to the Carbon Market Institute. Read more...
Greens leader Adam Bandt today called for a $50 floor price for ACCUs, and said his party had far more ambitious plans for the carbon market than either Labor or the Coalition. Read more...
Carbon credits issued to vegetation regeneration projects are legitimate, and the real problem lies elsewhere, according to Ndevr founder and ERF project auditor Matt Drum. Read more...
Proposed changes to the NGER Determination would recognise the benefits of using biomethane and end-of-life tyres as substitutes for fossil fuels. Read more...
A scientist and public policy specialist who co-authored a paper critical of the ERF, on Friday proposed three actions to resolve the dispute over an ERF vegetation method and improve scheme governance. Read more...
Data on the FY21 performance of facilities covered by the Safeguard Mechanism shows 12 companies had to surrender Australian credits to stay below their emission limits. Read more...
Updated: A leading figure in the development of Australia's carbon crediting scheme has gone public with allegations that the vast majority of the credits lack integrity. Read more...
New Safeguard Mechanism limits issued to many large emitters are an advance towards a standardised limit-setting regime that could more readily support a cap and trade scheme, according to Thomas Hodgson, principal with sustainability consultancy Ndevr. Read more...
