Frequently asked questions

Here we answer some of the most common questions about the Explorer and feedback and commentary on it from the Clean Energy Regulator, the carbon industry and the media.

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Questions about the development and content of the Explorer

How is the Explorer being developed?

I want more information about a particular project. Where should I go?

Why has the Explorer been developed?

Why does the Explorer only cover human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects?

What are human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects supposed to do?

What is a human-induced regeneration (HIR) project area?

What is a carbon estimation area (CEA)?

What are the main integrity problems with human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects?

What criteria are used to assess the integrity of the human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects?

Why is the analysis for some projects based on their carbon estimation areas (CEAs) while, in others, it is based on the entire project area?

How is the percentage mapped as previously comprehensively cleared calculated?

How is tree cover change calculated?

How is the tree cover trend versus surrounding area calculated?

How is the indicative integrity risk calculated?

Why does the analysis for the project I'm looking at say 'not enough information'?

The Chubb review found that Australia’s carbon credits scheme is largely sound. Why does the Explorer suggest that so many projects are high risk?

The results for my project are not what I expected them to be. Who can I contact?

Questions in response to Regulator, carbon industry and media feedback and commentary

The Regulator and the carbon industry are saying that the satellite imagery the Explorer uses is not sufficient to pass judgement on the effectiveness of HIR projects. What is your response to this?

The Chubb review found the scientific basis for the human-induced regeneration (HIR) method is valid but Australia’s leading rangeland ecologists are arguing this is not the case. How did this happen and why isn’t their expertise reflected in the Chubb review's findings?

Why don't grazed trees and shrubs indicate that reducing grazing pressure will lead to forest regeneration?

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Disclaimer
Carbon Integrity Explorer

The Carbon Integrity Explorer provides information about carbon offsets projects registered under the Australian Government’s carbon offset scheme. 

Registered projects can generate Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs). Each ACCU is supposed to represent 1 tonne of real and additional abatement of greenhouse gas emissions. 

The Carbon Integrity Explorer uses government datasets to provide indicative information on whether projects are likely to be generating real and additional abatement.   

The information contained in the Explorer is indicative only and should not be relied upon as a definitive measure of the extent to which projects have, or are likely to, generate real and additional abatement. The Explorer does not:·  

  • assess, or purport to provide information on, whether projects are complying with the legal requirements of the offset scheme;  
  • assess, or purport to provide information on, whether the ACCUs that have been, or are likely to be, issued to projects are valid or invalid; or
  • assess, or purport to provide information on, the actual or expected market value of any ACCUs.

The Carbon Integrity Explorer should not be relied on for the above purposes. 

The Centre for Environment and Integrity Pty Ltd does not suggest or imply that any proponent of any project has done anything unlawful or unethical or that ACCUs issued to any project are not legitimate or valid. The indicative risk rating is an indicative measure of the abatement risk associated with relevant projects and nothing else. 

The Centre for Environment and Integrity Pty Ltd does not have an Australian financial services licence and, in operating the Explorer, is not providing financial advice about ACCUs or any other financial product.

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