Costs can be minimised by using appropriate expertise and drawing on previous experience for each stage of the project. Business arrangements that draw extensively on experienced operators and planners may minimise total project costs. For the landowner, while this may involve paying fees to third parties (or reduced net revenue from the sale of ACCUs), it may prove cheaper than using the landowner's own time and resources.
As in all aspects of the CFI, this depends on the methodology used and the opportunity cost (in the landowner's time and resources).
Explore the full Workshop Manual: The business case for carbon farming: improving your farm’s sustainability (January 2021)
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1. Introduction: background to the business case
This chapter lays out the basic background and groundwork of the manual
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1.2 Being clear about the reasons for participating
Introduction: background to the business case
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1.4 Working through the business case for carbon farming
Introduction: background to the business case
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1.5 Factors determining project economics
Introduction: background to the business case
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1.8 Important features of the business case
Introduction: background to the business case
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2. How carbon is farmed under the ERF
This chapter considers in detail the activities that constitute carbon farming
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2.5 Carbon farming under the Emissions Reduction Fund
How carbon is farmed under the ERF
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3. The policy context and the price of ACCUs
This chapter takes a broad look at the policy context for carbon farming
