Carbon Farming Initiative Handbook

Alternative format: 
The Carbon Farming Initiative Handbook (PDF 3 MB) 
Addendum V1 - October 2012 (PDF 30 KB)

Contents

• Foreword

Part 1 Carbon markets and the Carbon Farming Initiative

• The Carbon Farming Initiative
  • The carbon markets and carbon credits
  • Kyoto and non Kyoto CFI Credits
• The Carbon Credits Administrator
• Australian National Registry of Emissions Units (the Registry)
• What activities can earn CFI credits?
  • Sequestration offset projects
  • Emissions avoidance projects
• Avoiding negative outcomes and supporting co-benefits
• The integrity of CFI offsets
  • Methodologies
  • Additionality
  • Permanence—sequestration projects only
  • Reporting, monitoring and verification
• The Clean Energy Future Plan and the CFI
• CFI eligibility flow chart

Part 2 Participating in the Carbon Farming Initiative

• Decide who will own and manage the project
• Undertaking a CFI project
  • Step 1. Become a Recognised Offsets Entity and open a registry account
  • Step 2. Have your project approved
  • Step 3. Undertake your project
  • Step 4. Report on the progress of your project
  • Steps 5 and 6. Receiving credits for a CFI project
  • Step 7. Project transfer and closure
• Checklist for your project planning