Case study 4.6: Greenhouse challenge program (p. 198)

For more voluntary climate change schemes in Australia, see:

 
• EPA Victoria’s Carbon Management Principles and Carbon Innovators Network, building knowledge and capacity for business climate change adaptation (www.epa.vic.gov.au/climate-change/default.asp);
 
• Climate Change Sector Agreements, voluntary agreements on emissions reduction strategies, between industry sectors and the South Australian Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change (www.climatechange.sa.gov.au/).

For more voluntary climate change schemes overseas, see:

 
• The Climate Registry, a voluntary reporting program for North American States from Canada to Mexico (www.theclimateregistry.org);
 
• The California Climate Action Registry, established in 2001 by Californian legislation, from which the Climate Registry took its lead (www.climateregistry.org);
 
• The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), a voluntary (yet binding) carbon trading program established which began in 2003 (www.chicagoclimatex.com);