Greenhouse Friendly™
The Greenhouse Friendly™ initiative operated from 2001 to 30 June 2010. Through Greenhouse Friendly™, Australian businesses were able to market carbon neutral products and services, deliver greenhouse gas abatement and give Australian consumers greater purchasing choice.
All Greenhouse Friendly™ product and service providers’ offsets were sourced from Greenhouse Friendly™ approved abatement activities only. These abatement activities offered permanent, independently verified carbon offsets which represented emissions reductions or sequestration which had contributed to a net reduction of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.
Greenhouse Friendly™ provided an effective and successful avenue for participation in the voluntary carbon market in Australia.
What will replace Greenhouse Friendly™?
The Government has developed the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) to provide national consistency and to give consumers confidence in the voluntary carbon offset market. The NCOS commenced on 1 July 2010 and will provide the functions of Greenhouse Friendly™ in a way that complements Australia’s Kyoto commitments and the planned introduction of a carbon price.
Are Greenhouse Friendly carbon neutral products and companies no longer certified?
The Greenhouse Friendly initiative ceased operation on 30 June 2010. Many of the Product and Service providers are now undertaking the transition to the NCOS Carbon Neutral Program. Organisations are no longer certified under Greenhouse Friendly; products that were produced and certified before 30 June 2010 are still certified and may carry the Greenhouse Friendly logo. For more information on the program transition, see the following newsletters:
I hold Greenhouse Friendly™ abatement, can it still be sold or retired?
Abatement generated by Greenhouse Friendly™ accredited projects prior to 1 July 2010 may still be sold, purchased, and retired in voluntary and international carbon markets. However, as they are not eligible offsets under the NCOS, they cannot be retired for the purpose of becoming carbon neutral under the NCOS from 1 July 2010.
Please note, however, that all sales or retirements of Greenhouse Friendly™ abatement will still need to be communicated to the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE).
Sales and retirements should be emailed to greenhousefriendly@climatechange.gov.au until further notice.
View the list of Greenhouse Friendly abatement providers that have Greenhouse Friendly™ credits available for trading.