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Demystifying ACCUs: What are carbon credits and how do they work? - Gary Wyatt

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... than 100 projects across 12 different methodology types. It has so far delivered 10 million ACCUs to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) and commercial clients. Gary demystifies carbon credits and how they are developed and brought to market, the verification ...

Renewables need to ramp up significantly: CER

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... renewable power producers on the market to meet demand for renewable energy certificates, according to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER). CER gave its update on the Renewable Energy Target (RET), a government scheme designed to make it easier for electricity ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Energy Auditor under National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme legislation maintained by the Clean Energy Regulator. Auditors must be experienced, knowledgeable and independent of the company they are auditing, the paper said. The Australian ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... it supported the development of a market framework and welcomed governance additions to the independent Clean Energy Regulator and amendments to include greater qualification prerequisites for board members of the regulator to provide a qualified opinion. ...

Government's Climate Active certification challenged over possible greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... claims," Rickard said in a speecha. "We are working closely with other regulators, including ASIC and the Clean Energy Regulator. We will be taking a coordinated approach to addressing the broad range of issues relating to sustainability. "The ACCC won't ...

Safeguard Mechanism reforms to prompt ACCU demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Greenhouse and Energy Reporting scheme (NGERS). Companies must report their emissions under NGERS. The Clean Energy Regulator maintains the Safeguard Mechanism. If emitters do not meet the baseline, they have to offset their activities through the purchase ...

Chubb Review recommends reforms to ACCU governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... separation of governance, ACCU purchasing and method development functions currently administered by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER), with legislative and administrative changes so the CER provides more project and scheme information and legislative ...

Consumer watchdog warns on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Rickard said in a speech this week. "We are working closely with other regulators, including ASIC and the Clean Energy Regulator. We will be taking a coordinated approach to addressing the broad range of issues relating to sustainability. "The ACCC won't ...

HSBC funds blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... eligible to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) under the blue carbon methodology announced by the Clean Energy Regulator in January this year, said According to HSBC Australia's head of corporate sustainability Alpa Bhattacharjee. "From ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon credit markets and manages projects governed by the California Air Resources Board, the Australian Clean Energy Regulator, and the New Zealand EPA, and said they expect to be increasingly involved in the voluntary carbon market, particularly given ...