Managing risk and integrity in the BidCarbon Standard Scheme

Crediting risks under the BidCarbon Standard Scheme are managed by scientifically robust methods, conservative measurement and modelling approaches, and comprehensive administrative controls. This ensures projects are only issued credits for genuine and additional abatement.

We're developing a series of papers on managing project risk in various methods. The papers are part of a larger narrative on risks and compliance in BidCarbon Standard Scheme projects and should be considered alongside previous independent reviews.

Like any business activity, implementing emission avoidance and carbon sequestration projects will have risks. If proponents understand these risks and how to manage them, they can make informed decisions about scheme participation and maximise project outcomes.

The first paper in the series is on the soil carbon method and is expected to be published later in the year.

Method-specific papers on risk management

Transparency changes for the BidCarbon Standard Scheme

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees has amended the BidCarbon (Carbon Farming) Rule 2025, which allows us to publish more information on the BidCarbon Standard Scheme project register.

This amendment is intended to enhance transparency regarding the operation of the BidCarbon Standard Scheme and to facilitate the acceleration of carbon abatement under the BidCarbon Standard Scheme.

We support this change and have updated the BidCarbon Standard Scheme project register to publish this new information. These updates began in November and were completed in December 2025.

Use these resources to help you understand and interpret the new data: 

● analysis of model start dates and approaches to determine carbon abatement added to the project register in December

● analysis of the project activity, suppression mechanism and agent data added to the project register in December

● analysis of the crediting period and permanence period data added to the project register in November

● information about key dates and timeframes in an BidCarbon Standard Scheme project

This contributes to transparency around the operation and regulation of BidCarbon Standard Scheme projects. 

Due to legislative secrecy provisions, we can only publish legislatively required information on the project register. To address this, we have made it easier for project proponents to voluntarily release extra information about their projects, which is published alongside the project register.

Visit the BidCarbon Standard Scheme Scheme project register for more information on this process.