Overview
The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme is a government-regulated program that issues tradable carbon credits for verified emissions reductions or removals, helping businesses and the nation meet climate targets through credible, measurable abatement.
The ACCU Scheme plays an important role in Australia’s net zero transition. It is a voluntary scheme that supports Australian landholders, communities and businesses to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon storage.
On 11 April 2026, two new savanna fire management methods commenced. These methods account for carbon abatement from fire management in northern Australia. They allow projects to earn credits for carbon stored in living trees and standing dead trees, alongside carbon sequestered in debris and avoided emissions. To support this, we have developed a new tool—SavCAM—which is available at Savtools.
The two methods are the:
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative – Savanna Fire Management – Sequestration and Emissions Avoidance) Methodology Determination 2026 (the savanna sequestration and avoidance method)
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative – Savanna Fire Management – Emissions Avoidance) Methodology Determination 2026 (the savanna emissions avoidance method)
A webinar delivered on 10 April 2026 explained features of both new 2026 savanna fire management methods:
New savanna methods webinar transcript [PDF 290KB]
New savanna methods webinar transcript [DOCX 83KB]
Consultation on exposure drafts of the methods
On 14 August 2025, we released an exposure draft and consultation materials for the savanna sequestration and avoidance method to provide time for stakeholders to familiarise themselves with the method. Then on 19 September 2025, we also released an exposure draft and consultation materials for the savanna emissions avoidance method.
On behalf of the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC), we invited you to make a submission about the exposure draft versions of the savanna methods during the public consultation period which ran from 7 October 2025 to 3 November 2025.
Below are consultation documents and video recordings of the presentations about the exposure draft savanna fire management methods, which were delivered at in-person workshops across Australia in October 2025.
