Soil carbon sequestration remains an important part of Australia’s emissions reduction policy but measuring soil carbon has been expensive and time-consuming.
Policy upheaval and stark criticism of the quality of carbon offsets from a former official have thrown Australia's ability to deliver on carbon targets into doubt
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.
When federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor spruiks changes to the carbon market as a windfall for farmers, you know carbon abatement isn’t high on the list of priorities.