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Hyperledger | Blockchain SIG | Blockchain TED Videos | IBM Blockchain for Diamond Ind | RUBAC Video | RUBAC Projects | Disclaimer | Copyright Home | Review Minutes | A: Our Inner West 2036 | B: Community Strategic Plan | C: Vision Statement | D: 5 Strategic Directions | E: Key Community Challenges Fri 12 May 2023 Recipient: 61xxxxc1 REF: AECOECq1 IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Y/R: Rate-payers & Councils Dear Councillors CARBON CREDIT OFFSETS FOR PRIVATE MOTORING - WILL IT BECOME COMPULSORY ? Further to our recent emails about "Financial costs for reviewing on-going Carbon emissions" this email enquires if any Councils are purchasing Carbon Offsets through their Car Insurance policies? It appears that Vehicle insurance companies such as the NRMA are establishing Carbon Offset Programs so that different employer types eg Wholesale & Retail employers purchase Carbon Offsets for their Motor Vehicle fleets while individuals can Voluntarily purchase Carbon Offsets at the moment TASMAN ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (TEM) NRMA Carbon Offset Program "Climate change is a huge problem to tackle. Your emissions matter. So, let's do something about it. The NRMA Insurance Carbon Offset Program, supported by Tasman Environmental Markets^, helps you balance out your estimated yearly driving emissions* by contributing to investments in environmental projects that seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. You then enter the year your car was made, the manufacturer and the model and an estimate of the number of kilometres driven per annum in 5k estimates of 5k, 10k, 15k or 20k per year The system will then calculate the estimated yearly driving emissions on tonnes, the equivalent number of days to lighting the Sydney Harbour Bridge walkway or the equivalent output of a number of trees The system then calculates the payment required to offset the number of tonnes at a current rate of $ 22.00 per tonne (inclusive of GST) You can then make a payment by entering your first name, surname and email address and making the non-refundable payment to what it appears to be "Tasman Environmental Markets" "The information set out in this website has been prepared in good faith and while Tasman Environmental Markets Australia Pty Ltd (TEM) reasonably believes the information to be current, accurate, or reasonably held at the time of publication, to the maximum extent permitted by law, TEM: (a) makes no warranty as to the content's accuracy or reliability; and (b) accepts no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage arising from any errors, omissions, or information that is not up to date. We've done our best to provide you with the information about offset projects. However, some parts of this website contain general financial product advice and so are only accessible to wholesale clients. Also, as the information on this website is general in nature, it does not constitute personal financial product advice or take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Therefore, before making any decisions about TEM or our offset projects, you should consider the appropriateness of the information taking into account your own objectives, financial situation and needs. Before you start offsetting with TEM we need to ask what kind of client you are:. I'm a: "Retail client": a "small business" which has less than 20 employees, or, if it is a manufacturing business, has less than 100 employees or "Wholesale client": a business which has more than 20 employees, or, if it is a manufacturing business, has more than 100 employees This is because "Australian Carbon Credit Units [ACCU]" and "the Clean Energy Regulator [CER] carbon offsets" are regulated financial products. TEM is a corporate authorised representative (ABN 97 659 245 011, CAR 001297708) of TEM Financial Services Pty Limited (ABN 58 142 268 479, AFSL 430036) and is authorised to provide financial services related to carbon markets to wholesale clients only (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001). TEM is not authorised to provide financial services to retail clients, but we are able to sell you Voluntary Carbon Market products such as Verified Carbon Units [VCUs] (from VERRA) and Voluntary Emission Reductions [VERs] (from Gold Standard). Only wholesale clients who qualify as such by reference to the small business test will be able to click through to the relevant parts of the "TEM" website. EXAMPLES OF "TEM" OFFSET PROJECTS A Fire - this is explained below B The Bush - this can be reviewed here C Rainforest - this can be reviewed here D Clean Power - this can be reviewed here E Cookstoves - this can be reviewed here F Reforestation - this can be reviewed here Cool Fire Reinstating traditional burning practices has demonstrated a significant reduction in carbon emissions along with highly valued social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits for Indigenous landowners. Fighting fire with fire Certification | ACCU In the absence of fire management by Aboriginal Traditional Landowners, Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory is prone to extreme, devastating wildfires that damage the landscape including rock art galleries, cultural sites and biodiversity. ALFA - Arnhem Land Fire Abatement is an Aboriginal owned, not-for profit carbon farming business, that supports Aboriginal Traditional Owners and rangers to utilise customary fire knowledge and skills in tandem with contemporary technology to accomplish highly sophisticated landscape scale fire management. Their projects deliver significant emissions reductions whilst supporting environmental, cultural and social outcomes. ALFA currently supports Traditional Owners to manage five fire projects across an area of over 80,000 km2. Controlled burns are conducted early in the dry season to reduce fuel on the ground and establish a mosaic of natural firebreaks, preventing bigger, hotter and uncontrolled wildfires later in the season. Using both aerial burning (incendiary pellets dropped from helicopters) and ground burning, rangers burn strategically, adding to natural breaks such as moist ground along creeks, cliff lines and tracks to create unburned 'compartments' surrounded by burned breaks. Rangers manage fire across a range of ecosystems including the escarpments, gorges and sandstone heaths of the Arnhem Plateau. The projects provide employment and training opportunities for local rangers while supporting Aboriginal people in returning to, remaining on and managing their country. Communities are supported in the preservation and transfer of knowledge, the maintenance of Aboriginal languages and the wellbeing of traditional custodians. Preventing wildfires also reduces the risk of wildlife loss and protects the areas surrounding ancient rock art sites". NEXT STEPS Understanding Carbon Offsets takes a bit of time Thank you for any comments or suggestions All responses appreciated Yours sincerely Peter AXTENS LLB (Retired) Stephen GOULD Chair - NSW Digital Economy Review Cmt Chair - On-line eBusiness Cmt SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK OPEN INTERCHANGE CONSORTIUM B: PO Box 517 Neutral Bay Junction 2089 E: trustee.thd@gmail.com M: {61}(4)1600-9468 HAS YOUR COUNCIL INCLUDED "BLOCKCHAIN" AS PART OF COUNCIL'S 2020-2030 PLANS ? Members of the OIC Sustainability Action Network [SAN] thought it may be helpful to research the impact of Climate Change issues and Carbon Credits in overseas countries It is interesting to note that on 02 Nov 2022 the Australian Legal firm Gilbert & Tobin published an article "Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2023 about how Australia's approach to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency has, in part, been driven by the Commonwealth Government of Australia's (Government) overall approach to the financial technology (fintech) sector and its broad support for new and innovative financial services and products" Over the Christmas and New Year break, OIC members reviewed the 17 Expert Articles and the 31 Countries Legal submissions on the apparent impact of "Blockchain" on those Countries legal systems You may be interesting in reviewing these articles on behalf of your Council as it appears that "Blockchain will be implemented in full by 2026" OIC TZIG "Understanding Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain Technologies 2016-2023" Yours sincerely Peter AXTENS LLB (Retired) Stephen GOULD Chair - NSW Digital Economy Review Cmt Chair - On-line eBusiness Cmt SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK OPEN INTERCHANGE CONSORTIUM B: PO Box 517 Neutral Bay Junction 2089 E: trustee.thd@gmail.com M: {61}(4)1600-9468 BLOCKCHAIN & CRYPTOCURRENCY REGULATION 2023 Contributing Editor: Josias N. Dewey Fifth Edition 2023 A Industry chapters - 2 B Expert Analysis chapters - 17 C Digital Edition chapter - 1 D Jurisdiction chapters - 31 CONTENTS AUTHOR COMPANY PAGE Preface Josias N. Dewey, Holland & Knight LLP Glossary Consensys: A Blockchain Glossary for beginners Foreword Daniel C. Burnett, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance A INDUSTRY CHAPTERS - 2 Aa The bumpy road forward - cryptoassets, blockchain and the continued evolution of global markets Ron Quaranta, Wall Street Blockchain Alliance 1 Ab White House comprehensive framework on digital assets Jason Brett & Whitney Kalmbach, Value Technology Foundation 9 B EXPERT ANALYSIS CHAPTERS - 17 Ba Blockchain and intellectual property: A case study Ieuan G. Mahony, Brian J. Colandreo & Jacob Schneider, Holland & Knight LLP 14 Bb Cryptocurrency and other digital asset funds for U.S. investors Gregory S. Rowland & Trevor Kiviat, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 30 Bc Decentralized finance:The revolution continues - current regulations & impacts of cross-chain bridgeSolutions Angela Angelovska-Wilson, Greg Strong & Sarah Chen, DLx Law 45 Bd Legal considerations in the minting, marketing and selling of NFTs Stuart Levi, Eytan Fisch & Alex Drylewski, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 58 Be Cryptocurrency compliance and risks: A European KYC/AML perspective Fedor Poskriakov & Christophe Cavin, Lenz & Staehelin 77 Bf The regulation of stablecoins in the United States Douglas Landy, James Kong & Stephen Hogan Mitchell, White & Case LLP 94 Bg A day late and a digital dollar short: Central bank digital currencies Richard B. Levin & Kevin R. Tran, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP 108 Bh A custodial analysis of staking D Lopez, B Hammer & K Witchger, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 122 Bi Trends in the derivatives market and how recent fintech developments are reshaping this space J Gilmour, V Kalijnikoff Battaglia & T Purkiss, Travers Smith LLP 135 Bj Tracing and recovering cryptoassets: A UK perspective Jane Colston, Jessica Lee & Yeva Agayan, Brown Rudnick LLP 145 Bk Blockchain taxation in the United States David L. Forst & Sean P. McElroy, Fenwick & West LLP 158 Bl Crypto M&A: Current trends and unique legal and regulatory considerations Dario de Martino & Mara Goodman, Allen & Overy LLP 167 Bm U.S. sanctions and cryptocurrency: Recent developments and compliance considerations R J. Gonzalez & J S. Carey, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 184 Bn The law of the metaverse Violetta Kokolus, Joshua Jackson & Jonathan Iwry, Ropes & Gray LLP 193 Bo The emergence of DAOs: From legal structuring to dispute resolution Alexandru Stanescu & Tudor Velea, SLV Legal 204 Bp Blockchain-driven decentralisation, disaggregation, and distribution -industry perspectives Marcus Bagnall, Nicholas Crossland & Ben Towell, Wiggin LLP 219 C DIGITAL EDITION CHAPTER - 1 Ca Morphing: A (labour of) love story… OR token morphing isn't dead Joshua Ashley Klayman, Linklaters LLP Angela Dalton, Signum Growth Capital 237 D JURISDICTION CHAPTERS - 31 Da Andorra JM Alfín Martín-Gamero, M P Laporta & D D Custodio, Fintax Andorra 240 Db Australia Peter Reeves, Robert O'Grady & Emily Shen, Gilbert + Tobin 252 Dc Austria U Rath, T Kulnigg & D Tyrybon, Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH 265 Dd Bahamas Aliya Allen, Graham Thompson 273 De Bermuda S Rees Davies, C Ball & A Fox, Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited 281 Df Brazil Luiz Felipe Maia & Flavio Augusto Picchi, Maia Yoshiyasu Advogados 293 Dg Bulgaria Ivan Nikolaev, Danail Petrov & Tihomir Todorov, Nikolaev and Partners Law Firm 308 Dh Canada A d'Anglejan-Chatillon, R K. Grewal & É Lévesque, Stikeman Elliott LLP 318 Di Cayman Islands Alistair Russell, Chris Duncan & Jenna Willis, Carey Olsen 329 Dj Cyprus Akis Papakyriacou, Akis Papakyriacou LLC 337 Dk France William O'Rorke & Alexandre Lourimi, ORWL Avocats 346 Dl Gibraltar Jonathan Garcia, Jake Collado & Joey Garcia, ISOLAS LLP 357 Dm Hong Kong Gaven Cheong, Tiang & Partners Peter B. Brewin & Adrian A. Clevenot, PwC Hong Kong 367 Dn India Nishchal Anand, Pranay Agrawala & Dhrupad Das, Panda Law 378 Do Ireland Keith Waine, Karen Jennings & David Lawless, Dillon Eustace LLP 391 Dp Italy Massimo Donna & Ferdinando Matteo Vella, Paradigma - Law & Strategy 402 Dq Japan T Nagase, T Tanaka & T Fukui, Anderson M?ri & Tomotsune 410 Dr Luxembourg J Pascual, B Elslander & C Petit, Eversheds Sutherland LLP 421 Ds Mexico C Valderrama, A P R Chamorro & A S A Betancourt, Legal Paradox® 434 Dt Netherlands Robbert Santifort, Ilham Ezzamouri & Natalia Toeajeva, Eversheds Sutherland 442 Du Norway Ole Andenæs, Snorre Nordmo & Stina Tveiten, Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS 456 Du Portugal F L Marques, M Albuquerque & D Veríssimo M, GTeles, da Silva & Associados471 Dw Romania Sergiu-Traian Vasilescu & Luca Dejan, VD Law Group Flavius Jakubowicz, JASILL Accounting & Business 482 Dx Singapore Kenneth Pereire & Lin YingXin, KGP Legal LLC 494 Dy Spain A Aliño, O López-Ibor Jaume & A A S Röhl, López-Ibor Abogados, S.L.P 504 Dz Switzerland D Haeberli, S Oesterhelt & Ar Wherlock, Homburger 513 D1 Taiwan Robin Chang & Eddie Hsiung, Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law 528 D2 Thailand Jason Corbett & Don Sornumpol, Silk Legal Co., Ltd 535 D3 Turkey/Türkiye Alper Onar & Emre Suba, Aksan Law Firm 540 D4 United Kingdom C Kerrigan, E Federis & A Burdzy, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP 554 D5 USA Josias N. Dewey & Samir Patel, Holland & Knight LLP 569 2023/01/14 GLI Australian "Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Legal Regulation 2023" 2019-2022 COVID-19 pandemic: NSW report to 30 Dec 2022 in past 7 days, 27,655 new cases and 32 deaths 2019/06/26 Submission to Inner West Council for Blockchain Waste Management Joint-Venture 2019/04/09 CSIRO-Dara61/ACS Apr 2019 "Blockchain 2030 - A Look at the Future of Blockchain in Australia" 2018/04/10 UNDP - Cryptocurrency for Volunteers - Project Management Resources for project 5.3 2018/03/27 UNDP - EWB link ICT project 5.3 schools with limited electricity in Zambia 2018/03/21 UNDP - Please identify the "Development Challenges" for UNDP in Zambia 2018/03/07 UNDP - Update proposed RUBAC Cryptocurrency project for UNDP Projects 2018/02/28 Prime Minister - NZ leads the way on eAddress Standard in 2017 - problems with legacy 2002-2017 ? 2018/02/19 Prime Minister - Free Trade Agreements [FTA] so like the Treaty of Waitangi - are they in the Public Interest ? 2018/01/31 UNDP - away in New Zealand for 2 weeks - skype meeting in early Mar 2018 2018/01/26 Councillors - NZ Councils with Community Board members could be leading the way with RUBACs for Volunteers 2018/01/16 Councillors - On-line Council Committee Papers & Cryptocurrencies 2017/12/18 UNDP - need for uniform laws with eCredits process - can the UN develop them ? 2017/12/12 UNDP - Proposed RUBAC project partnership plan with UNDP Zambia 2017/11/30 RSLs - Can you assist Councils create a local Volunteer Cryptocurrency - RUBACs ? 2017/11/17 Chambers of Commerce - How many Councils use a Volunteer Management Scheme ? 2017/11/07 Chambers of Commerce - can your Council help promote your members through On-line Council papers ? 2017/10/24 Councils be aware - “Blockchain” to add Public cost not improve distribution ? 2017/10/10 "Blockchain" and the $ Multi-Million Diamond Heists - are they connected ? 2017/09/22 "Bitcoin" may have to be viewed as speculative while "Blockchain" is here to stay 2017/09/15 Is Gold Dealer trading in Bitcoin linked to the Energy Crises ? 2017/08/21 Aus Energy Trader - the First Australian "Cryptocurrency & Blockchain" ICO 2017/07/28 Additional Research on "Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin & Blockchain" Technologies 2017/06/30 Further Research into Potential of 'Bitcoin & Blockchain' Technologies 2017/06/05 Diamonds, the 1874 UPC and the impact in 2014 of ‘Blockchain’ on the Diamond market 2017/05/29 'Bitcoin' apparently 1 of 830 'alt-coins' - is Silicon Valley leading the deception ? 2017/05/22 Feedback on 'Student Debt' & 'Blockchain' issues 2017/05/08 Student Debt - Melbourne University to test 'Blockchain' to record student credentials 2016/11/07 ADHA eHealth - Further Articles 'For' and 'Against' Blockchain Technologies 2016/10/24 ADHA eHealth - 'Health Information Security' issues and concerns with new "Blockchain" Technologies NEWSLETTERS TO PPWC, SAN MEMBERS, OIC MEMBERS & CONTACTS 2020-2022 08 Dec 2022 Councillors - articles on Power issues, Cryptocurrencies & Climate Change - are they related ? 10 Nov 2022 Councillors - impact of 1066 French invasion on current Local Government processes 17 Oct 2022 Councillors - understanding the impact of Climate Change Policies overseas 12 Sep 2022 Councillor - Transparency with Local Government Elections - is it transparent ? 10 Aug 2022 Local Government Act 2020 has changed the way Councils inform their Rate-payers 11 Jul 2022 Are banks encouraging the use of cryptcurrencies eg ANZ ? 03 Jun 2022 Many Councils have Electricity as highest source of Greenhouse Gas emissions 28 Apr 2022 Local Government & the Emissions Reduction Fund [ERF] - Projects that earn Councils Carbon Credits 31 Mar 2022 Rate-payers be aware 5 articles in AFR Thu 24 Mar 2022 re Carbon Credits & Cryptocurrencies 15 Dec 2021 Zali - can you find "GovDex" user list on Government Websites ? 22 Nov 2021 Zali - Review recent articles by Senator Matt CANAVAN, Pata CREDLIN & Rupert MURDOCH 29 Oct 2021 Microsoft - "Public Interest" people who own/rent properties are ratepayers - 5 Carbon Trust Standards 12 Oct 2021 Microsoft - request speedy arbitration for email account that has been disabled 10 Sep 2021 Zali - Issues discussed Thu 09 Sep 2021 including The Carbon Trust & The Gold Standard locations 09 Sep 2021 Zali - Examples UK 2006 business KPIs - suitable for Aus councils 2025 ? 23 Aug 2021 Vic IRT - Consent to publish Submission Vic Local Gov allowances for Mayors, Deputy Mayors & Councillors 18 Aug 2021 Zali - Private Member's Bill re Council KPIs to offset COVID-19 costs, Waste Mgt & Climate Change issues ? 16 Aug 2021 Vic IRT - Submission Vic Local Gov allowances for Mayors, Deputy Mayors & Councillors 11 Aug 2021 Zali - NZ Councils Volunteer Community Boards & Nth Sydney Volunteer Precincts 14 Jul 2021 Zali - 2014 Report Volunteer Time over $ 25 Billion per annum - will help pay off COVID-19 Debts ! 15 Jun 2021 Zali STEGGALL OAM MP - Can Volunteer Time System help pay off COVID-19 Debts ? 18 Mar 2021 Peter FITZSIMONS - ARM is 2025 the year for Household Carbon Credit Levies ? 18 Feb 2021 Peter FITZSIMONS - ARM Using legislation to keep Carbon Credits in Australia 14 Jan 2021 Peter FITZSIMONS - please corroborate Research on Council Carbon Credit Offset schemes 2020 08 Dec 2020 Why RSLs members could be interested in Council Carbon Credit Offset Schemes 16 Nov 2020 Public Interest - Clare reply to question re NZ Councils' Landfill Carbon Credits budget shortfalls Nov Public Interest - Aus Councils' carbon credit strategies based on 2011 Aus Federal Legislation 19 Oct 2020 - Andrew tks response re Logan City Council "waste-to-energy" Initiative Oct Public Interest - "some Councils have been purchasing Carbon Credits since 2008" Sep Public Interest cf "Junk Mail"-"Public Officials have over-arching obligation to act in Public Interest" Aug "Hull Coin" Clr - 2007-2009 Record of Aus Council implementing Carbon Credits Jul Councillor - Thank you for email - Tax-payer & Rate-payer issues of concern Jun Questions received re Council's Greenhouse Gas 18-yr Strategy 2018-2028 Jun History of Council's Greenhouse Gas 18-yr Strategy 2018-2028 May History of Carbon Credit implementations in NSW 2007-2010 Apr History of meetings and submissions to IWC since Jul 2019 I Other Inner West Council Documents that are part of the CSP2036 a Strategies b Plans c Statements r Research References a Strategies Is1 Resourcing Strategy [ReS] 2018-2028 Adopted Jun 2018- PDF File Is2 Climate + Renewables Strategy [CRS] - draft On-line Is3 Employment and Retail Lands Strategy [EaRLS] - PDF File Is4 Housing Strategy [HS] - PDF File Is5 Integrated Transport Strategy [ITS] Adopted 03 Mar 2020 - PDF File Is6 Asset Management Strategy [AMS]2018-28 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File Is7 Workforce Management Strategy [WMS] 2018-22 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File Is8 Information and Communication Technology [ICT] Strategy 2018-2022 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File b Plans Ip1 Community Strategic Plan [CSP] 2036 Endorsed Jun 2019 - On-line Ip2 Economic Strategic Development Plan [EDSP] draft - On-line Ip3 Long Term Financial Plan 2019-2029 Adopted Jun 2019 - PDF File c Statements It1 Local Planning Statement [LPS] r References R6 2019-01-19 Adelaide Advertiser: Compensation paid to Slave Owners 1835 - 2015 (180 yrs) R5 2003-2014 Value of Volunteers to Australian State Economies R4 2014-11-07 IBM "Blockchain" solution for the Diamond Industry Video R3 1997 Lessons from a Dozen Years of Group Support Systems Research - 4,000 IBM projects R2 Sir Evelyn de Rothschild - Director De Beers 1977-1994 & IBM UK 1972-1995 R1 1987-04-23 RUBAC Automatic eProcess Synchronisation Video
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