Japanese trading house Mitsui has taken a minority stake in carbon offsets company Climate Friendly, 12 months after it aquired another Australian carbon business.
One of Australia's largest carbon offsets providers is joining forces with environment group WWF to restore habitat for endangered koalas in the NSW Northern Rivers region.
The Business Council has called for a separate review of the treatment of voluntary carbon offset purchases, in its submission to a Climate Change Authority inquiry.
Energy from waste projects should be allowed to earn carbon credits "as a matter of urgency", according to the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association.