Helping you find and choose carbon offsets
EPA Victoria has developed the following resources in response to queries about the carbon offset market. If you have any comments or further questions, please contact us.
A beginner's step-by-step guide to purchasing carbon offsets and the issues involved, which is supplemented by the Offset Introduction, Frequently Asked Questions, and Glossary pages.
Links to Carbon Offset Calculators.
Recent media attention has focused specifically on how various methods of calculating greenhouse gas emissions from flights can lead to different results. Click here to learn more about navigating issues associated with calculating emissions from your flights.
A comprehensive list of terms to help you understand the jargon associated with carbon offsets and carbon trading. Last updated June 2012.
The National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) is intended to ensure that consumers have confidence in the voluntary carbon offset market and the integrity of the carbon offset and carbon neutral products they purchase.
The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement attached to the UNFCCC which sets targets for specified nations to reduce their GHG emissions.
Business Victoria's Melbourne Carbon Market Services Guide 2008
EPA Victoria's Carbon Offsets Website
United Nations Environment Programme Guide to Climate Neutrality
Australian Government's Energy Efficiency Programs
The Australian Government’s Clean Energy Regulator
Low Carbon Australia Limited NCOS Carbon Neutral Program and Energy Efficiency Program
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The United Nations REDD Programme
The Voluntary Carbon Markets Association
EPA Victoria's Tips for purchasing Offsets 2007.
The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy Future Fact Sheet 31: Carbon Farming Initiative.
The Carbon Market Institute's Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) An Introduction to Participation.