EnergyReader · 2026-08-09 00:40

Australia safeguard review turns on SMC-use vs ACCU fungibility as regulator weighs cap settings

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 9, 2026

The Clean Energy Regulator's safeguard mechanism review has reached the point where the relative treatment of safeguard mechanism credits (SMCs) and Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) will decide how much genuine abatement the policy delivers, according to observers tracking the process.

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