Guarantee of Origin Scheme

What is the Guarantee of Origin?

The Guarantee of Origin (GO) is a voluntary scheme that tracks the emissions intensity of products – like hydrogen – and verifies renewable electricity. It supports the development of Australia’s low-emissions industries and our energy transformation.

The scheme supports the Australian Government’s Future Made in Australia plan to encourage investment in low-carbon products and renewable electricity.

The GO Scheme gives Australian producers the opportunity to meet growing domestic and international demand for verified low-emissions products and renewable electricity.  

The scheme has 2 distinct parts.

The benefits of GO

Watch our video that explains what the GO Scheme is and its benefits.

How it works

The scheme provides a framework for tracking the origin of renewable electricity and low-emissions products. This ensures their production and consumption are accurately accounted for. 

Once a business is registered in the scheme, they can create 2 types of certificates:

• Product Guarantee of Origin (PGO) certificates
• Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certificates.

PGO certificates show where a product was made, how it was produced and the carbon intensity of the product across its lifecycle (from production to consumption). PGO certificates can be created for eligible products that have registered profiles under the scheme. 

REGO certificates verify the source and characteristics of renewable electricity generation. This includes when, where and how it was generated. 

The GO Register will show participant, profile and facility data and information about certificates once available. Learn more about the GO Register.

Who can participate

Australian businesses involved in the following can participate in the scheme:

• renewable electricity generation and storage
• hydrogen production, delivery or consumption via electrolysis, gas reforming, or solid gasification and pyrolysis
• methane production, delivery or consumption (biogas and biomethane)
• green metal production, delivery or consumption (aluminium and iron ore).

Over time, the scheme will expand to include new industries, including ammonia, low-carbon liquid fuels and other green metals.

Our role

We administer the GO Scheme by:

• registering participants, profiles and facilities
• registering certificates
• maintaining the GO Register
• monitoring and enforcing compliance.

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water oversees the policy of the GO Scheme. Visit the department’s website for more information about the GO Scheme.

Cost recovery

The GO Scheme will operate on a full cost recovery basis, which will be phased in over time. This means participants will need to pay fees and charges for specific activities under the scheme. Cost recovery ensures resourcing to administer the scheme effectively and efficiently.

In accordance with the Australian Government's Charging Framework, a Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) has been implemented and will be periodically updated as the scheme develops.

The latest version of the CRIS was consulted on in mid-2026 and approved by the Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy on 4 October 2026.

Legislative framework

• Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024
• Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Act 2024
• Future Made in Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024
• Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Rules 2025
• Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Regulations 2025
• Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Methodology Determination 2025
• Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Measurement Standard 2025