Carbon market participants say this week’s uptick in ACCU prices is the result of not only seasonal factors, but growing corporate interest in the market, and a boost from the well-attended Carbon Market Institute summit.
Australia and India have been asked by the COP27 presidency to explore ways to improve access to finance for climate initiatives, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has announced.
Stronger action on climate change and more renewable energy funding are among the key commitments from Victoria's major political parties in the run in to the state election on November 26.
Scientific advice commissioned by the Chubb Review proposes tighter constraints on new ERF vegetation regeneration projects, as well as landfill gas projects.
Australia's largest environmental markets business today launched a new nature credits trading scheme that can work in tandem with carbon offset projects.
Mayur Resources, which has carbon offset, cement and minerals interests in PNG, has appointed the former chief executive of a coal company as its executive chairman.
A company with a large portfolio of vegetation regeneration offset projects says CSIRO research confirms its activities generally sequester carbon in excess of the quantity of ACCUs that it receives.
The NSW government is concerned about the integrity and promotion of the ERF's soil carbon methods, while agricultural scientists have strongly criticised the soil carbon and herd management methods.