Commonwealth entities and companies must measure and report their emissions in a consistent and transparent way. The Emissions Reporting Framework provides tools and templates to be used by entities when developing emissions inventory tables for their annual reports.
At a minimum, each entity’s annual report must include:
- a greenhouse gas emissions inventory - location-based method table
- an electricity greenhouse gas emissions table.
Entities are encouraged to include additional information or caveats that help explain their emissions inventory.
Additional emissions sources not listed in the Framework may also be reported. These should be shown separately.
Entities can publish amendments to previous years’ emissions data on their websites. Finance is currently refining the amendments reporting process.
Comprehensive guidance and emissions inventory templates are available from the link below.
Related resources
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 , section 516A
- RMG135 - Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities
- RMG136 - Annual reports for corporate Commonwealth entities
- RMG137 - Annual reports for Commonwealth companies.
- Commonwealth climate disclosure requirements and Application guidance pages.
Contact us
Please email climateaction@finance.gov.au with queries or to request access to the Climate Action in Government Operations Community of Practice.
