Australia grants A$4.4 mln to explore electrification options at alumina refinery
The federal government has committed A$4.4 million ($2.8 mln) in grant funding to a Safeguard-covered alumina refinery in Western Australia to investigate electrification options, it announced Tuesday.
Read MoreHead of origination at APAC carbon credit provider to leave firm
A carbon credit provider has announced its head of origination and former CEO will resign as of June 5.
Read MoreAustralia urged to introduce green iron production tax credit to simulate carbon price -report
Australia has a A$400-billion ($260 bln) green iron export opportunity, but would need measures that simulate an international carbon price in order to realise it, according to a think tank report published Monday.
Read MoreAustralian carbon market industry body CEO announces resignation
The head of Australia’s carbon market industry body will resign on July 4, the organisation announced Friday.
Read MoreNZ budget shows govt not serious about meeting 2030 NDC, legal group says
A prominent New Zealand legal group has questioned the government’s seriousness about meeting its 2030 international climate targets, given its latest budget provides no funding to purchasing overseas carbon credits.
Read MoreAustralian Market Roundup: Landfill gas projects dominate issuance as ACCU price inches up
Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCUs) issuances rose in April, largely generated by landfill gas projects, as market prices slowly pick up despite a lull in activity.
Read MoreAustralian soil carbon projects opt for shorter permanence periods, new regulator data shows
Analysis published by the Clean Energy Regulator this week shows soil carbon projects are opting for shorter permanence periods and deferring their crediting periods.
Read MoreAustralian reforms to landfill gas method small but impactful -analysis
The proposed reforms to the landfill gas method could boost Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) volumes, but may fail to address structural supply issues in the market, according to analysis published Thursday.
Read MoreEco-Markets Australia launches cassowary credit market
An Australian environmental markets administrator on Thursday launched a new biodiversity market aimed at protecting and restoring landscapes in Queensland’s Wet Tropics region that are home to the cassowary.
Read MoreFEATURE: In tight race with Turkiye, Australia and the Pacific look likely to win COP31
The Australia-Pacific bid to host COP31 next year is looking more and more likely to win out over rival Turkiye, according to observers, thanks to a stronger reputational standing and the chance to shift the annual UN summit out of the Northern Hemisphere for the first time in a decade, but Turkiye is not ceding ground just yet.
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