A NSW Parliamentary committee has recommended a full review of the NSW Biodiversity Offsets Scheme, to improve its integrity and transparency and to fix the serious flaws in the biodiversity offsets market.
A UN taskforce has released a report aimed at reducing greenwashing and improving the reliability of corporate net-zero pledges and climate commitments.
Carbon credits from human-induced regeneration projects are trading at a premium, even though their integrity has been called into question, according to carbon and energy analyst RepuTex.
The government could unlock the creation of an extra 2.5 billion carbon credits over the next decade, by introducing a new ERF method, according to the Carbon Market Institute.
As the ERF reaches a key milestone, Clean Energy Regulator chief executive David Parker says industrial companies are becoming much more engaged in the scheme, and important enhancements are on the way.
Federal Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor will write to chief executives of ASX200 companies and NGER reporters that have made emissions pledges, detailing the ways the government can assist.