A short history of the development of the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units (ANREU).
January 2008
Request for tender process commenced by the then Department of Climate Change to procure a 'national registry' in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol rules.
May 2008
Request for tender issued by the then Department of Climate Change.
September 2008
Australian National Registry contract awarded to US-based company PQA.
December 2008
ANREU connects for the first time with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change international transaction log emissions trading framework.
September 2009
ANREU is opened to authorised users. Organisations or individuals (non-government) can apply to open accounts and participate in the domestic and international trade of Kyoto units.
December 2011
ANREU upgraded to allow for Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) created under approved Carbon Farming Initiative projects to be issued and traded. Introduction of the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units Act 2011.
April 2012
Administration of the ANREU transferred from the former Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency to the Clean Energy Regulator.
June 2013
ANREU supports the issuance, holding, transfer and surrender of carbon units under the Carbon Pricing Mechanism.
April 2021.
Expressions of interest released for the development of a modern Unit and Certificate Registry to hold multiple unit and certificates administered by the Clean Energy Regulator.
July 2023
Requests for proposal released for the development of the Unit and Certificate Registry.
December 2023
The Clean Energy Regulator enters into a contract with Trovio Group to develop and deliver the Unit and Certificate Registry.
November 2024
The Unit and Certificate Registry is launched, and ANREU accounts are mirrored in the registry and ANREU system.
February 2025
Safeguard Mechanism credit units (SMCs) are issued into ANREU accounts in the Unit and Certificate Registry.
November 2025
Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) are migrated from the ANREU system to the Unit and Certificate Registry. From this date, the ANREU system only holds certified emissions reduction units (CERs).