Australasian Carbon Credits

  • Primary activity : Project developerThe person or organisation that set up an offset generating project for the purpose of selling carbon offsets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.    Price (per tonne CO2e) : AU$11 - AU$20

    Summary

    Australasian Carbon Credits's view on the role of carbon offsets in addressing climate change

    "Carbon offsets provide an economic mechanism to rationalise sustainable corporate practices - that is they provide a means by which businesses can strategically benefit by adopting the 'right' practices. As consultants helping companies and governments to increase their long-term competitiveness, implementing cost effective carbon strategies is an important part of the tool kit we provide to ensure our clients are able to adapt to the changing environment in which we work. This environment includes public relations, renewable resources, human resources, streamlining and economic competitiveness driven in part by demographic changes in the world with growing demands from increasing populations and in part by changes in climate, resource costs and generational aspirations.
    Our clients are companies and governments who intend improve their practices, the world in which we live and the efficiency and profitability of conducting their everyday business."


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    Summary

    Role in the Carbon Offset Market
    [Q1]Project developer
    Main client base
    [Q3]Broadbased developers, financial and CDM implementation groups

    Offset Products

    Offset Products

    Price(s) per tonne
    [Q17]AU$11 - AU$20
    Offers offsets packaged with other services? (such as footprinting, carbon neutrality etc)
    [Q10]Yes

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    Offset Quality

    Offset Quality

    Do you provide quality assurance or technical documentation on your web site or on request?
    [Q16]No
    Is this organisation third party independently audited for the retirement of offsets and / or RECs?
    No

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    Resources

    Resources

    Do you provide a carbon footprint calculation service for your customers?
    [Q12]- Yes, personalised assessment
    Carbon calculation - methodology, standards or guidelines
    [Q13]- NGA FactorsThe National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors is an Australian guide to emission factors from a range of sectors that is used by companies to calculate greenhouse gases. It is prepared by the Department of Climate Change and replaces the AGO Factors & Methods Workbook. For more information, see here.
    - GHG ProtocolSee WRI / WBCSD GHG Protocol
    - ISO 14000ISO 14000 is a set of international standards, which provide a framework for the development of an environmental management system (EMS) and supporting audit programs. The ISO 14000 series are intended to help organisations comply with applicable laws, regulations and requirements and to continually improve on their environmental performance.
    - ISO 14064A global GHG accounting, reporting and verification standard. The goal of the standard is to 'provide a set of unambiguous and verifiable requirements or specifications to support organisations and proponents of GHG emissions reductions projects.'
    To calculate customer emissions do you apply National Greenhouse Accounts Factors full fuel cycle emissions conversion factors?
    [Q14]- No
    In your calculation of customer emissions which of the 6 Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gases do you include?
    [Q15]- Carbon dioxideA greenhouse gas that is produced as a by-product of oil and gas production, burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as from all animals, plants, and a number of other natural sources. Carbon dioxide is the principal anthropogenic greenhouse gas that affects the earth’s temperature.
    - MethaneMethane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas with a GWP of 21.
    Other carbon management services
    [Q11]- Footprinting services
    - Advisory services
    - Carbon neutrality
    - Scoping customer emissions
    - Sustainable business practice consultancy


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    Projects

    Project Information

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    Contact Details

    Contact Details

    For more information please contact:

    Australasian Carbon Credits
    http://www.australasiancarboncredits.com
    (07 3202 5701)
    Dr Lloyd Johnson, Australasian Carbon Credits Ltd, Goyd Park, 79 Layfield Road, Anstead, Brisbane Q4070