A UN taskforce has released a report aimed at reducing greenwashing and improving the reliability of corporate net-zero pledges and climate commitments.
The federal carbon-neutral certification scheme needs an overhaul, and voluntary purchases of international units by businesses could lead to stronger national emissions pledges, according to the Climate Change Authority.
Carbon credits from human-induced regeneration projects are trading at a premium, even though their integrity has been called into question, according to carbon and energy analyst RepuTex.
Labor's Climate Change Bill will have four key elements, and a six-month review of the ERF offsets regime is about to get underway, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen said today.
Australia's carbon offsets regime is crumbling because it is being asked to do too much, and a comprehensive, independent review is essential, according to a new Australia Institute report.
A scientist and public policy specialist who co-authored a paper critical of the ERF, on Friday proposed three actions to resolve the dispute over an ERF vegetation method and improve scheme governance.
The federal carbon neutral certification scheme will be transformed, and the Agriculture Minister will gain powers to restrict ERF projects, Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor said today.