Achievements and challenges in Australia’s renewable energy transition

The Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) second Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) for 2023 shows continued strong growth in consumer-led small-scale renewables but it was a quiet first half of the year for new large-scale investment commitments.

Households and businesses continue to invest in energy efficiency technology. Rooftop solar is tracking to add more than 3 GW of new installed capacity to the grid in 2023, with 1.4 GW of capacity from almost 160,000 systems already installed this year.

Independent reviewer appointed for HIR gateway checks

The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has engaged Associate Professor (Honorary) Cris Brack from the Australian National University to commence a review of gateway checks for human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme (ACCU Scheme).

It is a legislative requirement that all HIR projects must undergo regular gateway checks to demonstrate that only land that is progressing towards forest cover is being issued ACCUs.

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