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Carbon farming package passes Senate – NEWS.com.au

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Carbon farming package passes Senate
NEWS.com.au
The initiative (CFI) will pay landowners to store carbon in their trees and soil, or for reducing their own emissions. Under the voluntary scheme, farmers could sell carbon credits direct to businesses which wanted to offset their emissions or become ...
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Federal Parliament to focus on carbon issues and live exports – ABC Online

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ABC Online

Federal Parliament to focus on carbon issues and live exports
ABC Online
The carbon tax and carbon credits for farmers will be the first focus of the Federal Parliament as it returns today after a five-week winter break. Anti-carbon tax protestors will rally outside Parliament, as the Senate debates the Carbon Farming ...


Grazing and farming land taken over to offset carbon – Sydney Morning Herald

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Brisbane Times

Grazing and farming land taken over to offset carbon
Sydney Morning Herald
In an emerging trend, carbon traders are starting to buy farms to generate carbon credits for sale under voluntary schemes or - assuming legislation clears the Senate - the federal government's Carbon Farming Initiative. Storing carbon dioxide through ...
Agricultural land taken to offset carbonFarm Weekly

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Environmental Farmers’ Network supports Carbon Farming Initiative – Ararat Advertiser

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Environmental Farmers' Network supports Carbon Farming Initiative
Ararat Advertiser
He said under the new arrangements farmers will not be liable for their emissions but will be able to sell carbon credits. "The companion Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) will enable farmers to get credits for a broad range of practices that cut ...
Public info campaign to follow taxStock and Land

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KLC backs carbon tax – ABC Online

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KLC backs carbon tax
ABC Online
Under the new legislation, native title groups will be able to participate in carbon farming and sell the carbon credits to industry. KLC acting CEO Nolan Hunter met the Federal Government last week to suggest changes to its proposal, which have been ...


Carbon credits for native tree plantings and better piggery manure management – Cowra Community News

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Weekly Times Now

Carbon credits for native tree plantings and better piggery manure management
Cowra Community News
LANDHOLDERS may be able to earn carbon credits for permanent plantings of native trees on their land under the Government's Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI). The proposal is the next methodology to be released for public comment under the CFI, a carbon ...
Carbon incentive could save piggeries moneyABC Online
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This little pig went to carbon marketClimate Spectator

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Carbon farming the way to go – Radio New Zealand

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Carbon farming the way to go
Radio New Zealand
A Waikato study has concluded growing trees for carbon credits on poorer hill country could be a better income option for farmers than running livestock. Waikato Regional Council is working with the forestry Crown Research Institute Scion to develop a ...


Carbon’s Bill 3 – ABC Online

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ABC Online

Carbon's Bill 3
ABC Online
The carbon farming initiative before Federal Parliament will let farmers sell carbon credits if they can show they've stored extra carbon in their soils. But before they can do that, there needs to be an accurate way of measuring soil carbon across the ...


Carbon’s bill too – ABC Online

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ABC Online

Carbon's bill too
ABC Online
But before you can get a carbon credit, you'll have to show that whatever you're doing to cut emissions passes scientific muster. RICHARD ECKARD, UNI. OF MELBOURNE: Inherent in putting up a method to claim any offsets out of this carbon farming ...
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Culled camels could cut carbon – ABC Online

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ABC Online

Culled camels could cut carbon
ABC Online
Pastoralists may soon be able to cull feral camels in exchange for carbon credits if a proposal gets through Federal Parliament next month. It's one of the options the Federal Government has released for discussion, as part of its carbon farming ...


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