Hydro Tasmania

  • Primary activity : BrokerA broker is an intermediary, who buys and sells carbon offsets on behalf of clients.    Price (per tonne CO2e) : AU$31 - AU$40

    Summary

    Hydro Tasmania's view on the role of carbon offsets in addressing climate change

    "Carbon offsets provide and important tool for organisations to manage their offsets, that they are not able to manage through internal measures. Our target population is the larger end-users."


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    Summary

    Role in the Carbon Offset Market
    [Q1]Broker
    Main client base
    [Q3]End users

    Broker

    Broker Information

    Types of transactions in carbon credits offered
    [Q22]- Spot tradesThe purchase or sale of abatement (e.g. carbon offsets) for immediate delivery. Spot trades are settled "on the spot" (usually within one or two business days), as opposed to at a set date in the future. Futures transactions that expire in the current month are also considered spot trades. Spot trades are also known as "cash trades". Spot trades are the opposite of forward contracts.
    Standard brokerage fees determined by
    [Q23]- Determined on a case by case basis
    Minimum tonnage required per transaction?
    [Q25]- More than 1000
    Customer able to retire all or some of the offsets as part of your brokerage services
    [Q26]- Automatically
    Independent certification and/or third party documentation to prove the validity of all the different offsets that you provide available
    [Q27]- Most of the time
    Documentation types made available to clients
    [Q28]- Certification Report – From the Auditors
    - Certificate of RetirementIn the context of carbon offsets, this is the act of removing a carbon credit or permit from the market so that abatement cannot be traded any further. Retiring offsets helps to prevent the resale or reuse of offsets that have already been used. /Acquittal
    - Certificate of Transfer/Ownership

    Offset Products

    Offset Products

    Price(s) per tonne
    [Q17]AU$31 - AU$40
    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]- Information not supplied
    To calculate customer emissions do you apply National Greenhouse Accounts Factors full fuel cycle emissions conversion factors?
    [Q14]- Yes
    Other carbon management services
    [Q11]- Footprinting services
    - Advisory services
    - Carbon neutrality
    - Auditing
    - Emissions reductionA measurable reduction in the level of greenhouse gases being emitted by a country, state, organisation or individual. products and services e.g. sale of energy efficient products
    - Emissions monitoring
    - Measuring and reporting services for carbon abatementA reduction in the amount or intensity of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of actions taken by a company or individual. projects

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    Projects

    Project Information

    No Project Information has been provided

    Contact Details

    Contact Details

    For more information please contact:

    Hydro Tasmania
    www.hydro.com.au
    03 6230 5328
    Information Submitted by Hydro Tasmania on 9 October 2009