Australian carbon rule for camel culling
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June 3, 2011, Friday
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Killing camels to earn carbon credits might seem an extreme way to fight climate change, but the Australian government yesterday issued detailed rules that will help investors do just that.
Adelaide-based Northwest Carbon, a carbon project developer, has developed the rules, or methodology, governing a strict camel culling program that would also cut greenhouse gas emissions. Like cows and sheep, camel digestive tracts produce large amounts of methane, a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, with adults producing roughly a ton of methane a year.
With no natural predators, camels now number more than 1 million in Australia's desert center and the population is growing quickly.
The methodology is one of many being developed under the government's Carbon Farming Initiative, the country's first nationally regulated carbon offset program that aims to reward farmers and investors for steps that cut greenhouse gas emissions on the land.
The government, which supports Northwest Carbon's 63-page methodology, released the rules for public consultation yesterday.
Legislation for the Carbon Farming Initiative is being debated before parliament, and it is likely to be approved.
The scheme is far less controversial than a separate carbon pricing program the government is struggling to win support for. Camels, introduced in the 19th century, have become a major pest in Australia.
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