A blue carbon method will create opportunities to store carbon through restoring mangroves and tidal marshes and reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions through reintroduction of tidal flows.
Method development plan
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| Planning and scoping | Complete | - The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources facilitated a number of stakeholder workshops between November 2019 and August 2020.
- The Clean Energy Regulator is building on this work.
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| Develop draft method | In progress | - Next co-design workshop scheduled quarter 1 2021.
- Co-design process continues during quarter 2 2021.
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| Technical and expert consultation | Pending | - Technical review scheduled quarters 2 and 3 2021.
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| ERAC consideration | Pending | - ERAC consideration scheduled quarter 3 2021.
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| Public consultation | Pending | - Public consultation scheduled quarter 3 2021.
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| Refinement and draft finalisation | Pending | - Refinement and draft finalisation during quarter 4 2021.
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| ERAC approval | Pending | - ERAC review scheduled quarter 4 2021.
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| Minister approval | Pending | - Method finalisation by quarter 4 2021.
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