Hydro Tasmania

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    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]Wholesale end users

    Broker

    Broker Information

    Types of transactions in carbon credits offered
    [Q23b]- 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
    [Q24]- Determined on a case by case basis
    Indicative pricing
    [Q25]Information not provided
    How is the retirement of abatement verified to your client?
    [Q27]- Information not supplied
    Independent certification and/or third party documentation to prove the validity of all the different offsets that you provide available
    [Q28]- Most of the time

    Offset Products

    Offset Products

    Price(s) per tonne
    [Q17]AU$31 - AU$40

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    Offset Quality

    Offset Quality

    Organisation is licensed to provide financial advice (or to be an authorised representative in providing financial advice) in the context of brokerage of carbon commodities
    [Q23a]No
    How does your organisation calculate the amount and price of carbon offset required by customers?
    [Q10]- Personal contact from customers wanting the service of carbon footprinting and (generic) offsetA carbon offset is an investment in a project or activity that reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or sequesters carbon from the atmosphere that is used to compensate for GHG emissions from your own activities. For more information see here. purchase to achieve carbon neutrality
    Do you provide quality assurance or technical documentation on your web site or on request?
    [Q16]Information not provided
    Is your organisation audited by an independent third party for the sale and retirement of offsets and / or RECs?
    [Q16b] No
    Does your organisation supply National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) or NCOS compliant abatement to customers from 1st July 2010?
    [Q18] No
    [Q19]
    What evidence of purchase can customers expect to receive when buying carbon offsets from your organisation?
    Information not provided
    What documentation is available to customers about the carbon offset project/s as part of the education and quality assurance process?
    [Q22]- Certification Report – From the Auditors


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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
    Do you apply National Greenhouse Accounts Factors full fuel cycle emissions conversion factors to calculate customer emissions?
    [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 in October 2011