Emissions Reduction Fund

Through the Emissions Reduction Fund, the Government will purchase lowest cost abatement (in the form of Australian carbon credit units) from a wide range of sources, providing an incentive to businesses, households and landowners to proactively reduce their emissions.

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Emissions Reduction Fund auctions

We hold auctions where participants with a registered project may bid for a contract to sell their Australian Carbon Credit Units back to the Clean Energy Regulator.

Emissions Reduction Fund method development

Methodology determinations (or methods) lay out the rules for emissions reduction or carbon storage projects under the Emissions Reduction Fund. We are currently working on a number of new methods.