What is the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme?

The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme is a single national framework for reporting company information about:

  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • energy production
  • energy consumption.

Companies that meet certain thresholds must:

  • register under the framework
  • report on their emissions, energy production and consumption each year.

This data informs national policy and program development, as well as how Australia reports internationally.

The Safeguard Mechanism builds on the NGER Scheme. It requires Australia’s highest greenhouse gas emitting facilities to reduce their emissions.

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About emissions and energy data

Learn about the data we collect and publish as part of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme.
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Assess your obligations

Find out if you have reporting obligations under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme.
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Reporting support

The 2023–24 NGER reporting period is now open. Reporters can find key information in one place on our support dashboard.

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Legislative framework

The NGER Scheme was established under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.

The Act is supported by several legislative instruments. These provide more detail about what a company needs to do under the scheme. Instruments include:

The Measurement Determination is updated each year. Companies should use the version that matches the year they're reporting for. Find out more about amendments to the Determination.

Our role

Under the Act, we collect information from companies about their emissions, energy production and consumption. We only publish this information if it's above the publication threshold.

In administering the NGER Scheme, we also:

  • register and deregister companies
  • collect reports using the Emissions and Energy Reporting System (EERS)
  • monitor and enforce compliance
  • apply the audit framework
  • administer the National Greenhouse and Energy Register.

We're also responsible for administering the Safeguard Mechanism.

We follow our privacy policy when we collect and share information.

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Register as an NGER reporter

Register as a controlling corporation or responsible emitter under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme.
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Report emissions and energy

Learn what to report under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme.
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Record keeping and compliance for greenhouse and energy reporting

Records you need to keep, the format and how long to keep them.
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Latest annual statistics

The NGER Scheme reports based on financial years.

Registered corporations must report on their emissions and energy data by 31 October each year. We're required to publish some of this data by 28 February the following year.

Here are some key statistics from the 863 controlling corporations of the 2022–23 reporting year.

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307
million tonnes direct (scope 1) greenhouse gas emissions
75
million tonnes indirect (scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions
3658
petajoules net energy consumed
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Compliance update – July to September 2024

24 October 2024
The compliance update for July to September 2024 is now available.
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National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting legislative amendments for the 2024-25 reporting year

04 July 2024
The NGER Regulations and Measurement Determination have been updated. Most changes commenced 1 July 2024. These changes do not affect NGER reports due 31 October 2024.
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Public consultation on 2024 updates to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme

30 April 2024
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is undertaking public consultation on proposed updates to the NGER Scheme.
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2022–23 National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting data now available

29 February 2024
We have published the 2022–23 National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) data.
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