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NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... forest. After giving it a fair bit of consideration, he approached us." The CFI implements national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake ...

CDP: companies unaware of deforestation supply chain risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... government action are barriers to supply of certified commodities, and they also cited the lack of global agreements on post-Kyoto measures for protecting forests as another barrier. This year, 52 new companies participated in the CDP forests program ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... in the ERF, and will be extended to be the basis of measurement under the ERF. The CFI could provide an opportunity for Kyoto-compliant credits to be generated and then sold overseas, although again, the proposed link between the Australian ETS and the ...

IGCC welcomes CCA draft report on emissions targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... incorporate existing emissions reductions from reduced energy demand, reclassification of land-based carbon, the rolling over of Kyoto credits to the 2020 period and would still necessitate substantial emissions reductions in just seven years. "If Australia ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Wit, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright. "The key change, which is more at a policy level, is the restriction on the use of Kyoto units - the lower amount of 6.25% instead of the 12.5% obviously applies to the first year," de Wit said. As proposed in the ...

Greenfleet registers two Carbon Farming Initiative projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Nature Conservation Reserve, just east of Wedderburn in the Victorian Central Goldfields. Both projects are now eligible Kyoto offset projects. "Greenfleet is the first biodiverse reforestation carbon offsetting organisation in Australia and have been ...

CFI up and running, albeit more slowly than expected

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... and is administered by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, implements national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake emission ...

Farming, forestry activities proposed for CFI positive list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... for residual food intake. The CFI, which was launched last December, will implement certain national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Armstrong, CEO of COzero The CFI, which was launched last December, will implement certain national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake ...

Fourth Carbon Farming Initiative methodology approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... the additionality test key to qualifying for CFI approval. The CFI will implement certain national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also creates financial incentives to undertake emission ...