A new report prepared by law firm Baker & McKenzie and funded by BHP Billiton consolidates and explains international rules on valuing carbon stored in tropical forests.
Businesses will be able to earn carbon credits from energy efficiency upgrades and electricity retailers would receive them for helping their customers to reduce emissions, under draft rules released today.
The Federal Government has eased restrictions on creating carbon credits by installing biodigesters at piggeries, following an Administrative Appeals Tribunal ruling.
The Aboriginal Carbon Fund says the task of administering Australia's carbon-neutral scheme should be taken out of the government's hands and given to the Carbon Market Institute.
A new Climate Change Authority issues paper seeks views on the performance of the Carbon Farming Initiative, and on the type of activities it can best support.
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has rejected arguments by LMS Energy Pty Ltd that the Clean Energy Regulator's approach to preventing double-counting of abatement had unfairly cost it $3.5 million.
The Federal Environment Department has released draft rules for earning credits by improving building energy efficiency and protecting native regrowth.
The prospect of pressure from supermarket chains is prompting major beef producers to investigate ways to cut emissions, according to RAMP Carbon's Phil Cohn.