Anyone who has submitted a project for registration, or has an existing registered project, can now apply to qualify for the 11th Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction on 9 and 10 September 2020.
Get your project application in by midnight tonight, Tuesday 28 July 2020 (AEST) to register your project, or you will miss out on the 11th Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction.
If you are interested in participating in the 11th Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction on 9 and 10 September 2020, you should register your project and submit a project application by midnight, Tuesday 28 July 2020 (AEST) or you will miss out.
An advance payment of up to $5000 will be offered to eligible Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) proponents to assist with the upfront costs of soil sampling.
The sequestration of carbon in Australian soils helps reduce emissions and enhances agricultural productivity, but the cost of baseline sampling under the ERF’s measured soil method has been identified as a key barrier to more soil projects participating in the scheme.
The June Emissions Reduction Fund media resources are now available.
Please note the consultation period has been extended to 5PM, Friday 31 July 2020.
The Auction Guidelines for the 11th ERF auction to be held over 9-10 September are now available on our website. These guidelines include information on both the Fixed Delivery and Optional Delivery contracts. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with these including the eligibility requirements for Optional Delivery contracts, which have been informed by recent public consultation.
Over 80 million tonnes of emissions has now been reduced under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) following a record year for the issuance of Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs). In the 2019-20 financial year, over 15 million ACCUs were issued by the Clean Energy Regulator on behalf of the Australian Government to ERF project proponents all over Australia.
New sampling requirements and guidance have been introduced for projects under the following Emissions Reduction Fund methods:
The Clean Energy Regulator invites stakeholder views on its proposed approach to Supporting the costs of soil sampling under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).