Carbon Farming Industry Forum

A course for landholders to learn about on-farm carbon management with NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development On-Farm Carbon Advice Team. This workshop is designed for farmers of extensive beef and sheep, dairy and mixed farming systems.

This workshop will introduce carbon farming concepts including:

• terms and definitions
• industry drivers and carbon markets
• sources and sinks of on-farm greenhouse gas emissions, including flows of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen oxide
• tools, calculators and how to estimate your on-farm emissions
• current and future strategies to reduce emissions and increase carbon sequestration

As a precursor to the main program, CMI is delighted to offer delegates the opportunity to visit local innovative projects combining carbon and nature outcomes on the 6 May.

Delegates will kick off the tour with a visit to Duck Creek where hydrological surveys have been undertaken to prepare the site for a potential blue carbon project under the Tidal Restoration ACCU Method. Delegates will take a guided walk through the site with experts who will provide insights into the history of the site, and expected environmental, social and economic outcomes from the intended project.

Lunch will be served at a local pub before delegates are transported to the second site, a Koala Friendly Carbon Project, utilising the Environmental Plantings ACCU method in tandem with an Accounting for Nature method. Enjoy afternoon tea and coffee from local businesses on site as you walk to the planting with expert insights from the landholders and the project delivery team. 

*CMI reserves the right to make changes to the site visit itinerary

With a goal to find common ground to frame the future in a shared vision, this session will open with a series of short, overview presentations followed by a moderated Q&A to delve further into the details of how we can draw together existing market frameworks and relationships to scale carbon, nature and investment. 

Join this important townhall session addressing how Indigenous market participants can go from being stakeholders to shareholders through their ownership, operation of, and involvement in carbon and nature projects. This panel will discuss core benefits, carbon opportunities, measures to overcome participation barriers, the importance of ‘right way’ engagement, and Free Prior and Informed Consent.  

Join industry experts working on the first 4 methods approved by ERAC under the new proponent-led method development process, for a lunch & learn session where they’ll highlight the necessary steps to developing a successful EOI.

A fascinating conversation with farmers who are at the cutting edge of Australia’s emerging agricultural carbon and nature industry. This session will explore issues around agriculture and land sector decarbonisation and sustainability objectives, increasing market access requirements, building natural capital, productivity and climate resilience gains. 

Explore how market architecture and regulation drive integrity and best practice in the ACCU Scheme. Join the final session of Day One for an insightful discussion of existing and evolving market architecture including compliance mechanisms, education and engagement initiatives. 

Ministerial address – NSW Minister to talk to NSW PIPAP and related programs 

This unique townhall will provide the opportunity to discuss methods, both new and under development, as well as their implementation and commercialisation. This session will commence with a fireside chat with the ERAC Chair, before a panel of industry experts considers the challenges, solutions and opportunities for innovation and integrity in method development.

As the ACCU Scheme has grown to encompass a broader array of voluntary and compliance-based private sector buyers, market infrastructure has developed in tandem. Join this plenary to look at the role of trading platforms, carbon ratings and insurance products, alongside institutional investment, in supporting the growth of the ACCU Scheme as a viable financial market. This session will consider how these tools can support nature-boosted projects to gain access to the capital necessary for their growth at scale.