{"id":9421,"date":"2025-06-17T03:45:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T03:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/?p=9421"},"modified":"2025-06-18T23:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:07:34","slug":"stacking-cassowary-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/stacking-cassowary-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacking Cassowary Credits With ACCUS"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/treetops-homepage.jpg” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” min_height=”500″ js_vertical_centered=”true” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” section_id=”donate” el_class=”donate-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][mk_fancy_title font_family=”none” align=”center”]STACKING CASSOWARY CREDITS WITH ACCUS[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”67″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789112768{padding-right: 36px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_left”][mk_padding_divider size=”100″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”15″ visibility=”visible-sm”][mk_padding_divider visibility=”visible-tl”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” el_class=”terrain-title-2″]CER ENDORSES CASSOWARY CREDITS FOR STACKING ON ACCU’S[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”60″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”20″ visibility=”visible-nb”][vc_column_text el_class=”sub-head” css=”.vc_custom_1750132080077{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]17 JUNE 2025[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750288018184{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]In a landmark development for environmental markets in Australia, Cassowary Credit projects are now eligible to be stacked with Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) projects under the Clean Energy Regulator\u2019s framework.<\/p>\n

This is the first time a biodiversity credit program has been formally endorsed for project stacking and it means that landholders can generate two separate tradeable credits on the same parcel of land.<\/p>\n

What is stacking?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In environmental markets, stacking means generating multiple types of environmental credits from a single project or parcel of land. Each credit type\u2014such as a carbon credit or a biodiversity credit\u2014is measured and issued separately and can be sold independently or as a bundle.<\/p>\n

To be eligible, projects must meet strict additionality rules to ensure that each credit type reflects a truly distinct environmental benefit, with no double-counting.<\/p>\n

Example: Stacking Cassowary Credits with ACCUs
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\nLet\u2019s walk through how an ACCU project (Australian Carbon Credit Units) can be stacked with a Cassowary Credit project:<\/p>\n

1. Register the ACCU project
\nThe landholder first registers an ACCU project using the Reforestation by Environmental and Mallee Planting Methodology with the Clean Energy Regulator. The project must meet all eligibility criteria, including \u201cnewness\u201d and additionality.<\/p>\n

2. Register the Cassowary Credit project
\nThe same area is then registered under the Rainforest Replanting Methodology in the Cassowary Credit Scheme, managed by Eco-Markets Australia. Again, all eligibility requirements must be met.<\/p>\n

3. Start the project
\nThe landholder can then begin on-ground activities, ensuring they meet the requirements for both credit types of schemes.<\/p>\n

4. Generate credits<\/p>\n