The Australian Government’s 2026-27 Safeguard Mechanism Review formally gets underway this month, and it will be a significant focus for CMI over the second half of the year. Since establishing up our member-based Safeguard Mechanism Taskforce in October 2025, we have been working with members to develop evidence-based reform recommendations, and the Taskforce’s priorities will be front and centre at our Safeguard Symposium on 4 August. This year’s Symposium will bring together industrial, finance and policy leaders to consider what changes are needed to support long-term investment stability and enable further on-site decarbonisation, ahead of what promises to be a consequential review process.

In parallel, registrations are now open for our 4th Singapore Carbon Market & Investor Forum on 27 August, and expressions of interest are open for our next Carbon Project Showcase, taking CMI members to Iningai Country in Queensland in partnership with YACHATDAC. Further details on all three events are below.

Kind regards,

Dr. Sasha Courville

CEO, CMI

Contents

Upcoming Events

  1. Safeguard Symposium
  2. Singapore Carbon Market & Investor Forum

  3. Carbon Project Showcase Series

Other News

4. Members Portal
5. Market News
6. Member News
  1. Safeguard Symposium

With the Australian Government’s 2026-27 Safeguard Mechanism Review now underway, this year’s Symposium sets out CMI’s goals for the Review and looks at how the Mechanism has performed to date. It brings together industrial, finance and policy leaders to discuss what changes are needed to support long-term investment stability and enable further on-site decarbonisation. The program features two panel discussions, on policy stability as an enabler for investment and on enabling on-site emissions reductions, followed by a fireside chat with CMI’s CEO and the Safeguard Mechanism Taskforce co-chairs, with networking drinks to close out the event.

Date: 4 August 2026

Location: Sydney, hosted by ASX.

CMI Member $300+gst | Non-Member $375+gst. Register here.

2. Singapore Carbon Market & Investor Forum

Registrations and partnership opportunities are open for the 2026 Singapore Carbon Market & Investor Forum. The event brings together investors, policymakers, project developers and carbon market leaders to shape the future of carbon markets, unlock climate finance and accelerate the region’s low-carbon transition, concluding with a networking reception. Pre-Forum activities on 26 August include an International Market Roundtable. The program is now live.

Date: 27 August 2026 (Pre-Forum activities 26 August)

Location: Novotel Singapore on Stevens, Singapore

See the event page for ticket and partnership options. Register and find out more here.

3. Carbon Project Showcase Series

Following the success of the inaugural tour to Tasmania earlier this year, CMI is delighted to cohost the next Carbon Project Showcase on Iningai Country with the Yambangku Aboriginal Cultural Heritage & Tourism Development Aboriginal Corporation (YACHATDAC) this August. YACHATDAC was established to protect and preserve important cultural heritage assets and to facilitate the sharing of cultural knowledge, and is situated in the heart of Outback Central Western Queensland. Over three days, attendees will take part in immersive cultural experiences spanning thousands of years of land stewardship knowledge, visit the HIR project to see landscape restoration and carbon initiatives in action, enjoy hospitality at the Turraburra Homestead, take a riverboat cruise in Longreach, and visit the Qantas Founders Museum. Spaces are limited.

Date: September 2026 (exact dates to be confirmed)

Location: Iningai Country, Queensland

CMI Member $2,500+gst | Non-Member $3,000+gst (includes full board, accommodation, excursions and flights from Brisbane to Barcaldine and Longreach to Brisbane). Email info@carbonmarketinstitute.org to express interest, and find out more here.

4. Members Portal

The CMI Members Portal is your hub for staying connected with CMI’s policy and market development work. Log in to explore and join working groups and taskforces, including the Safeguard Mechanism Review under the Climate Policy Working Group, Corporate Climate Leaders, and more. The portal also hosts a number of practical resources members have found particularly valuable, including standardised contract clauses for carbon market transactions and training modules for bankers and finance professionals engaging with carbon markets.

We encourage you to log in, explore and reach out if there are working groups you’d like to join.

5. Market News

Safeguard Mechanism 2026-27 Review commences

The Australian Government’s 2026-27 Safeguard Mechanism Review is now underway, building on the reforms introduced in 2023. CMI’s Safeguard Mechanism Taskforce, established in October 2025, has been preparing its priorities for engagement, and the Review is expected to be a major focus for members over the coming months. See the Safeguard Symposium above for more.

ACCU pricing holds firm

According to RepuTex’s most recent monthly market report, ACCU prices held above $37/t across May, the first time since October 2025, with prices levelling at year-to-date highs of around $38/t mid-month. Total traded volumes reached 2.8 million units in May, the highest monthly total since November 2025, with spot activity again accounting for the bulk of trade. Read more.

Article 6 registries progressing internationally

On the international front, the UNFCCC has confirmed that the two registries operating the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 mechanism are expected to be operational by the end of this year, a milestone for international carbon market cooperation that CMI will continue to track ahead of COP31. Read more.

Net zero standards landscape converging

Members involved in target-setting and transition planning should note a wave of new international standards released in recent weeks, including the updated SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard v2 and the draft ISO 14060 Net Zero Aligned Organisations standard, alongside ISO’s new standard for financial institutions. A briefing from the International Corporate Positioning Hub (ICPH) notes these are designed to work together rather than compete, offering companies and financial institutions a more coherent, auditable basis for net zero claims and transition plans as global consultation on the ISO standard continues through August. Read the briefing.

6. Member News

Carbon Leader: a new capital allocation and risk engine

CMI member Carbon Leader has launched a multi-jurisdiction capital allocation and risk engine for emissions-exposed organisations, designed to replace static, point-in-time spreadsheets with bottom-up pricing curves and scenario analysis that are regularly refreshed against real market data. The platform includes an Economy Scenario Navigator for benchmarking exposure using public data, and a facility-specific optimisation tool (landing end of Q1 FY27) for tailored MACC curves, NPV-ranked abatement and procurement timing on private data. Subscription and once-off access models are available. If you’re on the strategy, procurement or finance side of a carbon-exposed business, get in touch.

CEFC and Aviva Investors back major Tasmanian carbon project

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Aviva Investors and Gresham House have launched a $142 million project to invest in sustainable forestry plantations in Tasmania, combining commercial softwood plantations with large-scale conservation and protection of an important Ramsar wetland. The project is expected to deliver over 190 new jobs and around 3.2 million ACCUs over its life, alongside roughly five million tonnes of timber for the Australian construction market. Read more.

NRM Regions Australia — Strategic Engagement Lead

NRM Regions Australia has posted a new part-time (2-3 days/week) role for a Strategic Engagement Lead to support government and stakeholder relations, particularly in Canberra. Full details are available here.

ALFA NT secures landmark ACCU supply deal

CMI member Arnhem Land Fire Abatement NT (ALFA NT) has agreed its largest-ever single carbon credit transaction, supplying NAB with around 150,000 high-quality Indigenous savanna burning ACCUs to cover residual emissions from 2026 to 2031. The deal gives ALFA NT long-term revenue certainty for its six Arnhem Land fire management projects, employing more than 300 Indigenous Rangers, with proceeds reinvested into land and cultural management, training and community priorities. Read more.
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