Special Report: Counting carbon’s cost

The business sector remains concerned about some aspects of the proposed emissions trading scheme, despite having been given a year’s grace.

BUSINESSES have been warned not to become complacent and halt their readiness programs despite some relief from the revised start date of Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

THE inclusion of transport fuel emissions in the emissions trading scheme puts the compliance burden on fuel suppliers.

CARBON sequestration companies have mixed views on the changes to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, which is now set to be rolled out in 2011.

SOIL carbon has been attracting growing interest in the fight against climate change due to its potential for carbon sequestration and as a means of improving soil health.

THE renewable energy sector has welcomed the government's commitment to an expanded national renewable energy target, saying the emissions trading scheme alone won't encourage renewable energy investment.

RESPONSIBLE for more than half of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, the energy sector will be one of the biggest industries affected by the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).

DESPITE the official start of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme being two years away, trading on the unofficial carbon market is already under way.