Amendments to national greenhouse and energy reporting legislation

Read about the NGER Legislation amendments for 2024–25. These changes do not affect NGER reports due by 31 October 2024 for the 2023-24 reporting year.

Amendments to the Measurement Determination for 2023–24 include:

• introduction of a voluntary market-based method for estimating scope 2 emissions (emissions associated with the consumption of electricity)
• an update to the Method 1 emissions factor used to estimate emissions of methane from Queensland open cut coal mines
• an update to the methods for estimating methane emissions released from landfills (other than from flaring of methane)
• creation of two new biofuels: renewable diesel and renewable aviation kerosene
• updates to scope 2 electricity emission factors and addition of residual mix factors:

Amendments to the NGER Regulations for 2023–24 include:

• a new section which allows for the nomination of a multi-site cement production facility.

Visit the Federal Register of Legislation to learn more about amendments made to NGER Legislation:

• NGER (Measurement) Amendment (2023 Update) for Compilation 15
• NGER (Measurement) Amendment (2023 Update No. 2) for Compilation 16
• NGER Regulations (Compilations 25 – 27)

Amendments to the Determination for 2022–23 included:

• Biomethane added as a new fuel type to allow reporting of emissions from generation and consumption of biomethane.
• The creation of 2 new fuel types for end-of-life tyres:
  • 8A Passenger car tyres, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity
  • 8B Truck and off-road tyres, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity.
• The addition of Part 2.67A Blended gaseous fuels to allow reporting of combustion of blends of gases from fossil and biogenic carbon sources.
• Updated provisions for reporting emissions from leakages in natural gas distribution networks, losses of hydrofluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride and decommissioned underground coal mines.
• Scope 2 electricity emission factors (kg CO₂-e/kWh) have been updated:

Visit the Federal Register of Legislation to learn more about amendments made in 2022.

Amendments to the Determination for 2021–22 included:

• A new source was introduced for emissions from hydrogen production at hydrogen production facilities whose primary product is hydrogen for use outside of the facility.
• The method for estimating fugitive emissions from the transport and injection of greenhouse gases for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has been expanded to include Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) where it is conducted for commercial reasons as part of oil and gas production.
• Natural gas production or processing has been split into separate sources: onshore natural gas production; offshore natural gas production; natural gas gathering and boosting; and natural gas processing. New sources have also been introduced for natural gas storage; natural gas liquefaction, storage and transfer; and produced water.
• The methods for estimating fugitive emissions from oil and natural gas facilities have been updated to reflect the latest available research, including results of Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) programs.
• Method 2 for emissions of methane from the combustion of gaseous fuels has been updated to allow for the use of more detailed and up-to-date emissions factors.
• Method 3 has been introduced for fugitive emissions from crude oil refining and from storage tanks for crude oil, which allows estimation using component emissions factors from section 6.1.3 of the API Compendium.
• Matters to be identified (MTBIs) have been updated for the sources: crude oil production; crude oil transport; crude oil transport; and crude oil refining.
• Fuel item 33 has been renamed to ‘Crude oil’ (previously ‘Crude oil including crude oil condensates’), and has been redefined.
• Fuel item 34 has been renamed ‘Plant condensate and other natural gas liquids not covered by another item’ (previously ‘Other natural gas liquids not covered by another item in this table’), and has been redefined.
• Scope 2 electricity emission factors (kg CO₂-e/kWh) have been updated:

Visit the Federal Register of Legislation to learn more about amendments made in 2021.

Amendments to the Determination for 2020–21 included:

• Updates to constants and emission factors for various methods, and emission factors in Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 1, to reflect changes to GWP described in regulation 2.02 of the Regulations.
• Updated scope 2 emission factors (kg CO₂-e/kWh) as per the table below:

• New definitions, to clarify the matters to be identified related to fugitive emissions from oil and gas, as described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008.

Visit the Federal Register of Legislation to learn more about amendments made in 2020.

The Determination has been updated for 2019–20 onwards. Amendments include:

• Updated scope 2 emissions factors (kg CO₂-e/kWh) as per the table below, and:

• The provision of a new Method 3 for estimating emissions from the distribution of natural gas using facility-specific factors determined or calculated in accordance with rules or procedures made by the Australian Energy Market Operator.

Visit the Federal Register of Legislation to learn more about amendments made in 2019.