Australasian Carbon Credits

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    Primary activity : Project developerThe person or organisation that set up an offset generating project for the purpose of selling carbon offsets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. , Other    Price (per tonne CO2e) : AU$11 - AU$20

    Summary

    Australasian Carbon Credits's view on the role of carbon offsets in addressing climate change

    "Carbon offsets provide an economic mechanism to rationalise sustainable corporate practices - that is they provide a means by which businesses can strategically benefit by adopting the 'right' practices. As consultants helping companies and governments to increase their long-term competitiveness, implementing cost effective carbon strategies is an important part of the tool kit we provide to ensure our clients are able to adapt to the changing environment in which we work. This environment includes public relations, renewable resources, human resources, streamlining and economic competitiveness driven in part by demographic changes in the world with growing demands from increasing populations and in part by changes in climate, resource costs and generational aspirations.
    Our clients are companies and governments who intend to improve their practices, the world in which we live and the efficiency and profitability of conducting their everyday business."


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    Summary

    Role in the Carbon Offset Market
    [Q1]Project developer, Other
    Main client base
    [Q3]Broadbased developers, financial and CDM implementation groups

    Offset Products

    Offset Products

    Price(s) per tonne
    [Q17]AU$11 - AU$20
    Are offsets packaged with other services (such as footprinting, carbon neutrality etc)?
    [Q10]Yes

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    Offset Quality

    Offset Quality

    Organisation is licensed to provide financial advice (or to be an authorised representative in providing financial advice) in the context of brokerage of carbon commodities
    [Q23a]Information not provided
    How does your organisation calculate the amount and price of carbon offset required by customers?
    [Q10]- Personal contact from clients with specific needs for type of offset and tonnage
    - Personal contact from customers wanting the service of carbon footprinting and (generic) offset purchase to achieve carbon neutrality
    Do you provide quality assurance or technical documentation on your web site or on request?
    [Q16]Information not provided
    Is your organisation audited by an independent third party for the sale and retirement of offsets and / or RECs?
    [Q16b] No
    Does your organisation supply National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) or NCOS compliant abatement to customers from 1st July 2010?
    [Q18] No
    [Q19]
    What evidence of purchase can customers expect to receive when buying carbon offsets from your organisation?
    - Certificate for amount of offset purchased
    - Independent certification and / or third party documentation in relation to the project
    - Certificate of RetirementIn the context of carbon offsets, this is the act of removing a carbon credit or permit from the market so that abatement cannot be traded any further. Retiring offsets helps to prevent the resale or reuse of offsets that have already been used. /Acquittal
    - Certificate of Transfer/Ownership
    - Serial numbers to identify offset units purchased
    - Tax Invoice
    What documentation is available to customers about the carbon offset project/s as part of the education and quality assurance process?
    [Q22]- Validation Report – From the Relevant Standard
    - Certification Report – From the Auditors


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    Resources

    Resources

    Do you provide a carbon footprint calculation service for your customers?
    [Q12]- Yes, personalised assessment
    Carbon calculation - methodology, standards or guidelines
    [Q13]- NGA FactorsThe National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors is an Australian guide to emission factors from a range of sectors that is used by companies to calculate greenhouse gases. It is prepared by the Department of Climate Change and replaces the AGO Factors & Methods Workbook. For more information, see here.
    - GHG ProtocolThe Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The GHG Protocol is an international accounting tool for government and business to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions. It has been developed by a partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and provides an internationally accepted accounting framework for GHG standards and programs, as well as inventories prepared by individual companies.
    - ISO 14000ISO 14000 is a set of international standards, which provide a framework for the development of an environmental management system (EMS) and supporting audit programs. The ISO 14000 series are intended to help organisations comply with applicable laws, regulations and requirements and to continually improve on their environmental performance.
    - ISO 14064A global GHG accounting, reporting and verification standard. The goal of the standard is to 'provide a set of unambiguous and verifiable requirements or specifications to support organisations and proponents of GHG emissions reductions projects.'
    Do you apply National Greenhouse Accounts Factors full fuel cycle emissions conversion factors to calculate customer emissions?
    [Q14]- Information not provided
    In your calculation of customer emissions which of the 6 Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gases do you include?
    [Q15]- Carbon dioxideA greenhouse gas that is produced as a by-product of oil and gas production, burning fossil fuels and biomassBiomass is non-fossilized and organic biodegradable material that can be used as fuel or for industrial production. Most commonly, biomass refers to plant matter grown for use as Biofuels, but it also includes plant or animal matter used for production of fibres, chemicals or heat. Biomass may also include biodegradable wastes that can be burnt as fuel. , as well as from all animals, plants, and a number of other natural sources. Carbon dioxide is the principal anthropogenic greenhouse gas that affects the earth’s temperature.
    - MethaneMethane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas with a GWPGlobal warming potential (GWP) measured in CO2e, is the potency of greenhouse gases, meaning their ability to trap heat in the atmosphere, through the difference in time greenhouse gases remain in the atmosphere, and their effectiveness in absorbing outgoing infrared radiation. The GWP is a numerical measure relative to carbon dioxide, the most abundant greenhouse gas. So carbon dioxide itself has a GWP of 1 and, for example, methane has a GWP of 21. of 21.
    Other carbon management services
    [Q11]- Footprinting services
    - Advisory services
    - Carbon neutrality
    - Scoping customer emissions
    - Sustainable business practice consultancy


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    Projects

    Project Information

    No Project Information has been provided

    Contact Details

    Contact Details

    For more information please contact:

    Australasian Carbon Credits
    http://www.australasiancarboncredits.com
    (07 3202 5701)
    Dr Lloyd Johnson, Australasian Carbon Credits Ltd, Goyd Park, 79 Layfield Road, Anstead, Brisbane Q4070
    Information Submitted by Australasian Carbon Credits in April 2010