11. Assist in offsetting carbon impacts associated with infrastructure by strengthening and expanding programs outlined in the WA Climate Policy to develop carbon farming and sequestration markets, including:
- assigning a lead state agency to coordinate the program of works, including development of a Western Australian carbon farming strategy and carbon farming industry development plan across state agencies, government trading enterprises and tenure types to identify and enhance the carbon farming market in WA
- exploring opportunities to expand carbon farming to government-managed land outside of the conservation estate
- supporting Aboriginal empowerment through land management and custodianship in carbon farming initiatives.
The WA Government responded to Foundation for a stronger tomorrow in February 2023. Recommendation 11 is partially supported. For further information please refer to the response document.
Actions:
11.20 Improve the use of carbon farming and carbon sequestration markets in WA
1/1 actions on schedule
11.20 On schedule
Amendments to the Land Administration Act 1997 to provide a new form of leasehold land tenure have been completed. Policy development is ongoing.
Interagency carbon farming working group developing policy and approvals framework for other carbon farming methods on Crown land.