REPUTEX ANALYSIS, February 13 2015 – The Clean Energy Regulator today announced a delay for the first Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction – previously expected to take place in March – with auction one now set to take place approximately four weeks later, on the 15th of April.
The delay allows more time for new draft emissions reduction methods for industry to be formally regulated and be eligible for use in the first auction, including a method to cover industrial fuel and energy efficiency, and a facility method for