AFR piece on climate solutions and credits.
The AFR makes an important point: if we demand flawless climate solutions, we risk stalling the very markets that are already driving real-world repair.
Carbon and biodiversity credits are proven mechanisms. They are helping direct funding from polluters into healthier rivers, restored habitats, and new income streams for farmers and landholders. These markets are not theoretical — they are already delivering tangible environmental and economic benefits across Australia.
The challenge now is to build on this success. That means scaling what works, continuously strengthening integrity standards, and creating the policy certainty needed for government and corporates to invest with confidence.
No market is perfect at the outset, but waiting for perfection means standing still. Climate change and biodiversity loss are not waiting. Every year of delay makes the task harder and the costs higher.
The real risk is doing nothing. By backing credits and markets that reward measurable outcomes, Australia has the opportunity to repair landscapes at scale, accelerate the transition, and support regional communities along the way.
Progress is achieved step by step, not by waiting for an unattainable ideal. The priority must be to act, improve, and keep moving forward.
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