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The Victorian Government has introduced legislation that would remove the legislated target of a 20% emissions reduction by 2020, clarify carbon sequestration rights and abolish fees associated with pollution and clean-up notices.

The introduction of a carbon price has given Western Australian farmers another tool to manage salinity, according to the state's Agriculture Minister Terry Redman.

The climate change department today revealed plans to develop a national carbon farming training course and an associated accreditation scheme.

ABARES says carbon offset schemes have a patchy track record in determining what constitutes out-of-the-ordinary practices that cut emissions – and it has proposed a new procedure for the Carbon Farming Initiative.

There is one fundamental reason why companies wanting CFI carbon credits will be paying top dollar over the next couple of years, says Elisa de Wit, head of Norton Rose's Australian climate change practice.

• Qantas and RM Williams team up on carbon
  
• NSW renewables plan imminent
  
• Climate department chief reflects on carbon scheme claims

• Coal miner signs $1.8 million BioBanking agreement
  
• IBM reports big HVAC energy savings
  
• New carbon credit rules finalised
  
• New Zealand clarifies trading scheme changes

• Four more industries gain partial RET exemptions
  
• New EEO regulation lays ground for scheme expansion
  
• New CFI carbon credit determination finalised
  
• Treasury seeks tenders for advisory energy finance panel

New regulations confirm the Federal Government won't allow unused credits from NSW's soon-to-be-defunct greenhouse trading scheme to be recognised under its Carbon Farming Initiative, but major projects bound by state-based offset obligations can benefit from the scheme.

• Water planning rules need review: Victorian Tribunal
  
• Victoria establishes smart meter advisory council
  
• CO2 Australia tests new eucalypt in first Queensland project
  
• Queensland reviews licensing regulations for solar hot water installations