The Federal Government has eased restrictions on creating carbon credits by installing biodigesters at piggeries, following an Administrative Appeals Tribunal ruling.
A new Climate Change Authority issues paper seeks views on the performance of the Carbon Farming Initiative, and on the type of activities it can best support.
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has rejected arguments by LMS Energy Pty Ltd that the Clean Energy Regulator's approach to preventing double-counting of abatement had unfairly cost it $3.5 million.
As the Senate prepares to axe carbon pricing, Environment Minister Greg Hunt has approved rules to enable graziers to create credits by boosting soil carbon levels.
The Federal Government today repealed the Energy Efficiency Opportunities regulations ahead of the repeal of the main Act, and gazetted changes to the Carbon Farming Initiative.
The Federal Government has proposed amendments to Carbon Farming Initiative regulations that will make it possible to earn credits from three new activities, and WA iron ore projects might become a beneficiary.