Australian Coalition would weaken, not scrap Safeguard Mechanism -media

Published 07:56 on March 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:56 on March 24, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia’s opposition Coalition would seek to weaken the Safeguard Mechanism, but not scrap it altogether, local media reported Monday, however little details were revealed beyond that.

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BRIEFING: The little-known rule that gives Australia’s carbon market oversight body real teeth

Published 07:50 on March 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:50 on March 24, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia’s Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) late last year invoked a rule it has never used before which could have significant implications for the four methodologies it is currently reviewing.

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Australia commits fundings to Nature Repair Market projects

Published 05:41 on March 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:41 on March 24, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity, Nature-based, Voluntary

The Australian government has announced funding in the upcoming budget will underpin projects in its Nature Repair Market (NRM).

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NZ Market: NZU price hits 6-mth low as buyers step away

Published 07:44 on March 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:44 on March 21, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

The New Zealand Unit (NZU) spot price fell by 2.5% on Friday in the wake of this week’s declined auction, as the government updated free allocation settings to one of its biggest emitters.

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BRIEFING: Too early to predict credit issuance impact on Cambodian REDD+ projects from dam developments, operator says

Published 05:31 on March 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:31 on March 21, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Proposed hydropower dams will likely cut a small swathe through several active and proposed REDD+ projects in Cambodia, but its operator says it is too early to say how the work will impact carbon credit issuance.

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Accounting for Nature unveils plans to launch commercial entity  

Published 00:28 on March 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:28 on March 20, 2025  / /  Biodiversity

Environmental accounting non-profit Accounting for Nature (AFN) has unveiled plans to launch a separate commercial entity which will draw from its environmental measurement standards to develop natural assets.

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Pollination launches $10-mln capital raising to fund reforestation project in Timor-Leste       

Published 07:51 on March 19, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:33 on March 20, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Global carbon advisory and project developer Pollination has unveiled a $10-million capital raise to fund for a reforestation project in Timor-Leste that it expects to see first credit issuance from within 12 months.

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UPDATE- First NZ ETS auction of 2025 fails in another bidless round

Published 23:14 on March 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:58 on March 19, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

The first New Zealand ETS auction for 2025 has failed to clear, with no one showing up to bid, in line with market expectations.

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Australia Market Roundup: IFLM method shrinks grazing definitions, ACCU issuance rises

Published 09:22 on March 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:22 on March 18, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Commentary has highlighted ongoing uncertainty around the particulars of the closely-followed integrated farm land management (IFLM) method, while the issuance of Australian carbon credits rose in February.

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ID Market: Int’l trading fades away as domestic buying dominates

Published 05:57 on March 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 06:43 on March 17, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

Indonesia’s carbon market saw a large uptick in traded volumes in February, data published by its National Carbon Exchange (IDX Carbon) showed, however this was largely only domestic players, with international trading almost absent.

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