Though it takes 5-10 years for manufacturers to start delivering carbon sequestration through reforestation, tree based carbon suppliers are anticipating a surge in demand in the next 12-24 months, following greater clarity over carbon price paths from the Copenhagen climate conference in 2009.

Pacific Strategy Partners was engaged to prepare a submission to the Australian Government, on behalf of WSN Environmental Solutions, on the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). The proposed scheme covers Australian entities, with CO2 equivalent emissions of greater than 25,000 tonnes per annum, which will be required to purchase carbon permits equivalent to their greenhouse gas emissions.