Deal to acquire primary carbon credits
24 June, 2011Westpac has announced the completion of a deal with Perenia whereby the bank will off-take Primary Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) generated by a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) registered hydro-electric project in northern India.
Carbon footprinting focus of food industry convention
03 June, 2011Discussions at the Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology convention will include a focus on carbon footprinting for food manufacturers, marketers, suppliers and retailers. The convention will be held from 10-12 July 2011 in Sydney.
Call for comment on farming carbon offset scheme
03 June, 2011A consultation paper has been released for public comment on the key regulations to underpin the Carbon Farming Initiative. The carbon offset scheme will financially reward farmers and landholders for reducing Australia’s carbon pollution.
Carbon footprinting focus for food industry
30 May, 2011The Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology (AIFST) convention being held 10-12 July 2011 in Sydney will focus on carbon footprinting for food manufacturers, marketers, suppliers and retailers.
Carbon jobs created as London company moves to Sydney
02 May, 2011The NSW Government has helped secure at least 106 jobs for the development of the state’s trading hub with the relocation of two London companies to Sydney.
carboNZeroCert program becomes stand-alone corporate
12 April, 2011The carboNZero program is changing to a stand-alone corporate business with a strong eye on international markets under the leadership of new Chief Executive Graham Carter and a fresh board of directors.
Achieving carbon emissions targets: market mechanisms work, other models fail
07 April, 2011Grattan Institute today released its latest energy report detailing the failure of past government initiatives to reduce carbon emissions. “A study of 14 years of Australian programs to tackle climate change shows that only a carbon market can reduce emissions quickly and deeply enough for Australia to meet its 2020 emissions target,” the CEO of Grattan Institute, Professor John Daley, said today on the launch of a new Grattan report - Learning the hard way: Australian policies to reduce carbon emissions.
Carbon forest sink project developer expands to New Zealand
06 April, 2011Australasia’s leading carbon forest sink project developer, Carbon Conscious Limited, has announced an expansion into the New Zealand market through a carbon forest sink deal agreed with a major Australasian energy company.
Logging reduction benefits to be calculated
31 March, 2011A new methodology to quantify the greenhouse gas benefits of projects that prevent forest degradation by curbing selective logging through improved forest management has been approved for use under the Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) CS Program.
Carbon Trade Exchange launches interface with Westpac
31 March, 2011Carbon Trade Exchange and Westpac have teamed up to create what is claimed to be the world’s first electronic interface for the voluntary carbon market. The solution will allow companies to trade as buyers or sellers into the Carbon Trade Exchange from their own bank account.
Next step in carbon farming
14 March, 2011The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, announced on Friday 11 March 2011 another step in implementing the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI), a carbon offsets scheme which is designed to provide new economic opportunities for farmers, forest growers and landholders, and help the environment by reducing carbon pollution.
Government urged to share vision for a sustainable future
25 February, 2011Consult Australia has launched its new report, Seizing the Sustainability Advantage, that provides a blueprint for ambitious governance reform, including the integration of existing sustainability policies and programs currently fragmented across different areas of government, portfolios and agencies.
Carbon price framework announced
24 February, 2011The Gillard government has proposed that a carbon price mechanism will commence on 1 July 2012, subject to the ability to negotiate agreement with a majority in both houses of parliament and pass legislation this year.
Time for a grown-up carbon strategy
21 February, 2011Total Environment Centre has called on government to embrace energy efficiency along with a carbon price, in response to an analysis of federal government climate change programs, which was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 16 February.
Carbon emissions will rise without new policy action
11 February, 2011Annual emissions projections released by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, demonstrate that Australia’s emissions will rise steeply without decisive and effective new policy action.
