Under the Safeguard Mechanism, we're required to publish information relating to emissions intensity determinations (EIDs).
EIDs set out facility-specific emissions-intensity values for existing safeguard facilities.
Each facility-specific emissions-intensity is calculated using a facility’s historical production and emissions data. Applications for EIDs must be independently audited before they are submitted to us for assessment.
These emissions-intensity values are one of the inputs used to calculate safeguard facilities’ baselines each year.
Baselines for existing facilities are set using a hybrid approach initially weighted towards using facility-specific emissions intensity values. This will transition to default emissions intensity values by 2030. The ‘default’ emissions intensities will generally be calculated using industry average emissions-intensity values. These values are determined by analysis conducted by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
Learn more about emissions intensity determinations and calculating baselines.
Publishing requirements
The 2023 Safeguard Mechanism reforms require us to publish emissions intensity determination data from the 2023–24 financial year onwards.
Emissions intensity determinations table
Emissions intensity determinations apply from the 2023-24 financial year. We will update this table as further emissions-intensity determinations are made.
The data includes emissions-intensity values for each facility’s existing production variables.
Publication notes
This table sets out the facility-specific emissions-intensity value of any historical, transitional, and related production variable for a safeguard facility as made in an emissions-intensity determination (EID).
A production variable is historical if it was produced by the facility during any of the financial years 2017-18 to 2021-22 and was not a non-commercial production variable.
A production variable is transitional if it was first commercially produced by the facility in the 2022-23 financial year. EID applicants have their transitional production variables set as ‘default’ emissions-intensity values.
Emissions intensities can vary across facilities for a range of reasons and are not necessarily indicative of how a facility will perform against its baseline in each monitoring period.