The fact that Glencore uses land to offset the impacts of a coal mine, doesn't mean the local council can rate it as mining land, an Appeal Court has ruled.
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.
There are a large number of new solar and wind farms in the pipeline, plenty more ERF projects on the way, and a "surge in demand" for the certificates and credits they create, according to new data from the Clean Energy Regulator.
After imposing its first carbon offset condition late last month, the NSW Independent Planning Commission is saying little about how it might exercise its carbon offset conditioning powers in future.
The Clean Energy Regulator has set up a special unit to fast-track the development of new methods for earning carbon credits, says the agency's chair, David Parker.
Carbon abatement from projects with major environmental and social benefits will be purchased at more than twice the ERF auction price, under contracts being negotiated by the Queensland government.
Of the two types of carbon contract on offer at tomorrow's ERF auction, only one is likely to see a noticeable price increase, according to Market Advisory Group founder Raphael Wood.
New Northern Territory guidance says the government is wary of approaches to environmental offsetting that focus heavily on paying money instead of taking action, and proposes a novel strategy for determining offset requirements.