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2.36 The
committee recommends the government consider options to ensure there are no
perverse incentives to cease existing abatement projects, and encourage first
movers to undertake further abatement or sequestration activities under the
Carbon Farming Initiative.
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2.37 The
committee recommends the government consider what more can be done to fast
track development of methodologies, and to develop and test the workability of
carbon offsets projects in key agricultural industries.
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2.49 The
committee recommends the government continue to monitor scientific research
relevant to the issue of permanence and adjust permanence obligations in the
CFI to reflect international consensus on this matter.
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3.31 The
committee recommends that in developing the negative list the government takes
care to preserve abatement incentives, for example by tightly defining excluded
projects to reflect local environmental conditions or circumstances.
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3.46 The
committee recommends the government consider options for improving the capacity
of natural resource management plans to take account of climate change
mitigations options and adaptation needs, and to maximise the broader
environmental and social benefits of the Carbon Farming Initiative.
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3.47 The
committee recommends the government consider further changes to regional
natural resource management plans to improve their governance and consistency,
such as by requiring each plan to:
- be
managed by a statutory authority;
- address
the same basic criteria, at a minimum; and
- be
enforced to the same standard.
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4.15 The
committee recommends the government address obstacles to indigenous
participation in the CFI, including resolving outstanding uncertainties in
relation to participation by holders of non-exclusive native title.
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4.24 The
committee recommends the government make clear that Kyoto‑compliant
credits will be linked to any future carbon price mechanism.
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4.26 The
committee recommends that, subject to the recommendations contained elsewhere
in this report, the Senate pass the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative)
Bill 2011; the Carbon Credits (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011; and the
Australian National Registry of Emissions Units Bill 2011.
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