CEC is highly sceptical of the Government’s reliance on ACCUs to offset emissions while approving coal mine extensions and the Narrabri CSG project and pipeline.
There is a significant danger that this will result in more intensive logging activity on other lands to make up the shortfall, which will result in no carbon benefit at all.
carbon credits should only be created when an area of forest is permanently protected from logging.
Permanent monitoring plots be established with regular surveys undertaken to ensure long term compliance is achieved.