The Clean Energy Regulator has today released the
2019–20 safeguard facility reported emissions data.
In 2019–20, 215 safeguard facilities reported a total of 143 million tonnes CO2-e covered emissions.
Responsible emitters used a range of options to meet their obligations, including applying for a calculated or production-adjusted baseline, multi-year monitoring period, and surrendering Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) to offset their emissions.
In addition to having a reported, calculated or production-adjusted baseline in force:
- 10 facilities entered a multi-year monitoring period to average emissions below their baseline
- 4 facilities had their multi-year monitoring period extended by a year
- 13 entities surrendered 246,539 ACCUs. Of the ACCUs surrendered, 11 entities sourced and surrendered 88,325 ACCUs.
All safeguard entities met their safeguard obligations by the 28 February 2021 deadline.
Please note:
- Updates have been made to the safeguard facility reported emissions tables for 2018–19, 2017–18 and 2016–17 to include data that has been previously withheld from publication where a decision has been made by the Clean Energy Regulator to refuse applications.
- The safeguard multi-year monitoring periods table and safeguard baselines table have also been updated to reflect baseline determinations made under the safeguard mechanism.
See 2019–20 safeguard facility reported emissions data for more information.