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Call for EUA inclusion in Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) should develop a method based on environmental upgrade agreements (EUA), Sustainable Melbourne Fund has said in a submission to the Department of Environment. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund Sustainable ...

Climate Friendly, Corporate Carbon Advisory in CFI project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Climate Friendly and Corporate Carbon Advisory have developed a biomass project for inclusion under the Carbon Farming Initiative, and are exploring new projects for inclusion under the proposed Direct Action Plan. Climate Friendly and Corporate Carbon ...

Greenfleet registers two Carbon Farming Initiative projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... approved and independent verification before the carbon captured in these projects is issued as an Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU)," Greenfleet said. "Not all Greenfleet projects will be registered under the Carbon Farming Initiative and therefore ...

Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Green bonds are proving a popular option with investors, with demand exceeding supply in a recent regional French environmental bond. Sean Kidney, executive chair of the Climate Bonds Initiative says that the investor interest in green bonds should ...

CFI up and running, albeit more slowly than expected

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
The process to gain accreditation for Australian carbon credit unit (ACCU) methodologies under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) is functioning in such a way to yield legally robust and proscriptive processes, according to a partner at law firm Norton ...

ASIC affirms October deadline for carbon trading AFS licence

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Institutions that intend to provide financial services in carbon units under the federal pricing regime have until the end of October to apply to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for an Australian financial services (AFS) ...

Investors, traders welcome Australian/EU ETS linkage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has welcomed an announcement that Australia and the European Union will link their carbon trading schemes from July 2015. Nick Armstrong, CEO COzero The announcement by Minister for Climate Change and Energy ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
As farmers and land managers examine the new structures of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) that will lead to the generation of Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs), industry professionals say a perceived cloud of political and financial uncertainty ...

Clean Energy Regulator and ASIC to work together

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have signed an agreement outlining how they will manage regulatory responsibilities under the forthcoming carbon pricing regime. The CER administers a number ...

ASIC details AFS licence process for carbon credit trade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has published the details of how to register for the licensing process for those intending to provide financial services in carbon units under the federal pricing regime. ASIC will accept registration ...