The Carbon Market Institute says it is ready and willing to take on management of the federal scheme that certifies businesses and products as carbon neutral.
Analysing the likely ERF bidding strategies of the handful of companies that dominate the carbon offset market is a crucial task for any business that is chasing an ERF contract, says Dermot Duncan of carbon advisory service Greenbank Environmental.
Ahead of today's inaugural Emissions Reduction Fund auction, the Clean Energy Regulator has for the first time authorised projects to earn carbon credits by reducing transport emissions.
Offset provider Corporate Carbon has successfully registered with the Clean Energy Regulator the first two projects authorised to earn credits by sequestering carbon in soil.
A total of 26 carbon offset projects succeeded in registering with the Clean Energy Regulator in March, compared to only five in the same period last year.
New rules mean that companies, state governments and councils can earn carbon credits by installing anaerobic digesters to treat biosolids removed from effluent.
Environment Minister Greg Hunt has gazetted a new carbon credits method that will allow companies and other organisations to obtain ERF money for energy efficiency upgrades.
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has issued new rules that enable airlines, shipping companies, transport businesses, mobile plant operators and coal mines to earn and sell carbon credits.
Western Australia's environmental regulator isn't requiring Woodside to offset any Pluto LNG greenhouse gas emissions, even though the company is subject to an offset obligation.
Environment Minister Greg Hunt has this week gazetted a new rule for earning carbon credits from commercial building upgrades, and has issued revised versions of two other methods.