Australia’s CEFC, Rabobank commits A$200 mln to environmental plantings project developers

Published 05:28 on January 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:28 on January 21, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced a programme with Rabobank Australia to commit A$200 million ($124 mln) to help reduce upfront costs of environmental plantings carbon projects in the country.

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Blue hydrogen too costly to make green steel -report

Published 13:01 on January 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:23 on January 20, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, EMEA, International, Other APAC, Voluntary

Using blue hydrogen in new forms of lower-emissions steelmaking instead of green will not have the same level of environmental benefits and will ultimately cost more money, according to a report released this week.

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Australia announces A$2 bln green aluminium production credit scheme

Published 05:38 on January 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:38 on January 20, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia is putting A$2 billion ($1.24 bln) behind a green aluminium industry that will use clean energy rather than coal in the production process, offering credits to smelters under a 10-year plan.

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Analysts predict big 2025 ramp-up for CCUS

Published 08:28 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:44 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, International, Japan, Other APAC, South Korea, US

The world looks close to adding 20% new carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) capacity in 2025, a leading energy consultancy said this week, calling it the “largest annual increase to date”.

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New Forests closes A$600 mln Australian, NZ landscape and forestry fund

Published 07:07 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:07 on January 16, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, EMEA

Global forestry investment manager New Forests has announced the final close of its fund focussing on Australian and New Zealand forestry and landscapes, successfully raising A$600 million ($372 mln).

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Australian voluntary carbon credit cancellations sink in 2024

Published 05:34 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:34 on January 16, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Voluntary cancellations of Kyoto-era carbon credits in Australia’s national accounts fell by around 45% in 2024, according to recently published data from the Clean Energy Regulator (CER).

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Glut of Safeguard Mechanism Credits forces Macquarie to cut ACCU price outlook by 10%

Published 04:12 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 04:12 on January 16, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The larger than expected supply of Safeguard Mechanism Credits (SMC) has led to Macquarie lowering its long-term price forecast for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by 10%.

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Western Australia awards $21mln to three decarbonisation projects

Published 08:53 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:54 on January 14, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Three clean energy projects will receive a multi-million-dollar funding boost from the government of Western Australia, according to an official announcement.

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Australian researchers spell out the staggering cost of biodiversity protection

Published 13:10 on January 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:13 on January 13, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity

The cost of restoring all of Australia’s degraded flora and fauna as well as protecting its biodiversity would be a quarter of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) of 2022, a complex suite of calculations from a leading university has found.

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AU Market: ACCU prices soften despite strong traded volumes as election campaign kicks off

Published 05:31 on January 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:31 on January 13, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) prices have dropped lower over the past week amid healthy volumes, but volatility and potential upticks could be on the horizon.

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