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Carbon Leakage, Competitiveness and System Readiness

Australia’s Carbon Leakage Review highlights exposure to differential carbon costs — but the deeper issue is system readiness. As carbon expectations rise, competitiveness increasingly depends on coherent standards, durable removal pathways and aligned regulatory settings. Capital flows where risk is governable.

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Global CDR Is Maturing: Growth Now Depends on Governance

Global carbon removal markets are expanding, but governance expectations are tightening. Compliance-linked demand, MRV infrastructure and regulatory scrutiny are reshaping how removals are assessed. Durable pathways such as biochar are gaining visibility — yet differentiation increasingly depends on documentation, auditability and integrity.

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From Interest to Investability: Biochar Markets Are Maturing Across Australia and New Zealand

Market signals across Australia and New Zealand are shifting from conceptual interest to investable carbon structures. Compliance exposure, procurement scrutiny and evolving policy settings are reshaping how biochar projects are assessed. The distinction between narrative and investability is becoming clearer.

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Building the foundations for a credible biochar market

  ANZBIG’s current work is focused on strengthening the practical foundations needed for the biochar sector to progress with confidence. Two areas are central to this effort: standards development and carbon market pathways. These elements are progressing at different speeds, but together they support regulatory confidence, market c...

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When systems catch up: what the Productivity Commission report means for biochar and carbon markets

  The Productivity Commission’s final report on the Circular Economy has now been released. For many in the biochar sector, much of its content will feel familiar rather than novel.
That is not a weakness of the report. It is a signal that government frameworks are beginning to catch up with where parts of the market already are. &n...

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