Carbon Farming Foundation August Newsletter

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Upcoming Webinar

How do I Know if a Carbon Farming Project Works for me?Assessing the viability of a reforestation project using Carbon Scout

Join us on Tuesday August 8 at 10 am AWST | 12 PM AEST as we assess the viability of a reforestation project using Carbon Scout. There will be time at the end to ask any questions specific to your project.

In the 30 minute discussion & demo, we will be running through:

• How to map or upload your farm boundaries and create project plots
• How carbon yield is calculated with fullCAM integration and how this can be used to scope land acquisitions or position your carbon project to maximize ACCU yield?
• How the regional and paddock scale heatmaps work?
• A step-by-step, jargon-busting run through of carbon project assumptions and how to set them up?
• How the calculator tool models three different viability scenarios and can be adjusted to pressure test your project?
• Cashflow, cost and profit graphs?and how they can help with planning?
• Other resources like the Carbon Developer database available in the tool
• How the access package is structured

Webinar Details: Tuesday 8th August 2023,12pm AEST / 10am AWST

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Carbon Market Updates

July Carbon Market Updates

A colder winter for the Australian carbon market, with many waiting and watching before ACCU prices are expected to rise. New tax legislation passed this month to allow Australian Carbon Credit Units to be classified as farm income. The industry welcomes new global code on carbon credits.

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Carbon Farming: Everything Your Bank Needs to Know

In May, we had the chance to sit down with Kristen Huey and the team from Commonwealth Bank on our Q&A webinar. The discussion centred around their perspective on the eligible interest holder consent process. Missed it? You can watch the replay here.

Afterwards, we had a chance to rehash some of the topics covered off in a casual conversation with Kristen. In this article, you’ll get an understanding of:

• What your bank is looking for when assessing your carbon project. The variables they’ll be scrutinizing and what you can do to prepare to streamline the process.
• The 4 key items from your carbon project they’ll want to see, as well as a handy fact sheet you can download.
• Key risks your bank will be considering that you should look to mitigate
• Who from their team looks over a carbon project as it goes through the EIHC process

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Offset Reports 101

Offset reports are a key requirement of participating in the ACCU Scheme.

They outline the way the project achieved carbon abatement over its reporting period and are lodged with the Regulator as evidence to validate the issuance of ACCUs. Read this month’s 101 article to understand how you can ensure you are ticking the right boxes before getting started on your next report.

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The Due Diligence Framework to De-Risk Your Carbon Project

Lachlan Dunsdon from Acumentis Agribusiness shares his thoughts on what to consider from a financial standpoint when setting up your carbon farming project.

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Can You Make Money From Carbon Farming?

Farmers are in a unique position to be able to earn money and boost productivity, for sucking carbon out of the atmosphere and storing it in trees and soil.?Farmers know their land best and can situate a project where it will deliver the most farm wide benefits. However,?understanding what you could earn, how much it will cost and what the relevant risks are is key.?

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Deep Dive into Carbon Farming

Head to the CFF’s education hub to find (almost) everything you need to know to get started with a carbon farming project!

Visit the Carbon Farming Education Hub

Feature Podcast

Humans of Agriculture

In The Know: Carbon Shortcuts Episode 1

Oli Le Lievre and Samantha Noon embark on a journey to explore the carbon space in Australian agriculture. In this episode, they are joined by Professor Richard Eckard, a renowned expert in climate and agriculture.

The conversation covers Australia's emission reduction goals, the choice of baseline years, and the differences between net zero and carbon neutral. It is part of a series aimed at demystifying the carbon space to shed light on the challenges and opportunities it presents.

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