What are carbon credits? And why did the price just crash? - The Australian Financial Review

Critics say the rule change, made without public consultation, has dented confidence in the government’s management of the market and could damage the economics of some carbon offset projects.

The offsets are issued by the government-run ERF to project developers such as farmers or carbon trading groups like Green Collar and Corporate Carbon that manage portfolios of land that lock up or s… [+6977 chars]

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