ALCA submission on Proposed amendments to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 relating to excluded offsets projects - ALCA

March 17, 2022

ALCA supports the retention of the existing list of excluded offsets projects given their critical role in safeguarding biodiversity, local communities, employment, and water availability, and helping to prevent perverse outcomes in the carbon market.

ALCA submission on Proposed amendments to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 relating to excluded offsets projects

ALCA supports the retention of the existing list of excluded offsets projects given their critical role in safeguarding biodiversity, local communities, employment, and water availability, and helping to prevent perverse outcomes in the carbon market.

It is ALCA’s view that the Government should always err on the side of a precautionary approach in considering any changes that may further diminish or undermine Australian biodiversity outcomes.

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