A federal committee is investigating why businesses are largely ignoring five ERF energy efficiency methods, and whether two others designed to prevent clearing are sufficiently robust.
A freeze on land-based ERF projects in Western Australia will end if new state government proposals are accepted, allowing pastoralists to earn money from revegetation.
Corporate Carbon managing director Matthew Warnken says his company's stretch goal is to register 100 new soil projects to earn carbon credits before the end of the year.
The Clean Energy Regulator has approved one of Australia's largest carbon businesses to earn credits through a new energy project, and has also approved a project by one of the country's largest agribusinesses.
An alliance of farmers, plantation foresters and conservationists today briefed federal politicians on new measures to boost investment in landscape restoration.