The Northern Territory government has fallen six months behind schedule on its draft climate strategy and carbon offsets policy, and insiders say they are still at least a month away.
The federal government has finalised a new ERF method that will allow businesses to earn carbon credits through a wide range of small-scale equipment upgrades and alterations.
The federal government should establish an accreditation standard for carbon credits created by projects that provide other environmental and social benefits, says a Climate Change Authority study released today.
A sweeping new review of the Emissions Reduction Fund will examine all aspects of the scheme, including the role of the behind-the-scenes secondary market for carbon credits.
The first mandatory review of an Emissions Reduction Fund carbon credits method is now underway, with major ramifications for waste companies, AGL and councils.