Australia is categorised as an industrialised country under Annex 1 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This means we submit reports regularly to the UNFCCC on our climate change policies and measures.
We maintain our National Greenhouse Accounts and submit:
- National Inventory Reports annually
- National Communications every 4 years
- Biennial Reports every 2 years
These reports include details on:
- Australia's emissions
- progress towards our targets
- projections
- mitigation actions
- financial, technological and capacity-building support to developing countries
The reports are prepared according to the guidelines and decisions by the UNFCCC Conference of Parties.
The reports are reviewed by teams of international technical experts and serve as inputs for multilateral assessments on countries' progress towards their emissions reduction targets.
View the Review Reports of National Communications and Biennial Reports.
National Communication on Climate Change
View Australia’s National Communication on Climate Change reports on the UNFCCC website:
- The Eighth National Communication on Climate Change was submitted on 22 December 2022. It included the Fifth Biennial Report as an annex.
- The Seventh National Communication on Climate Change was submitted in December 2017. It included the Third Biennial Report as an annex.
- The Sixth National Communication on Climate Change included the First Biennial report as an annex and was submitted in August 2013
- The Fifth National Communication on Climate Change was submitted in February 2010
- The Fourth National Communication on Climate Change was submitted in December 2005
- The Third National Communication on Climate Change was submitted in August 2002
- The Second National Communication on Climate Change was submitted in November 1997
- The First National Communication on Climate Change was submitted in September 1994
Biennial Reports
View Australia’s Biennial Reports on the UNFCCC website:
- The Fifth Biennial Report was submitted as an annex to the Eighth National Communication on Climate Change on 22 December 2022
- The Fourth Biennial Report was submitted in December 2019
- The Third Biennial Report was submitted as an annex to the Seventh National Communication on Climate Change in December 2017
- The Second Biennial Report was submitted in December 2015
- The First Biennial Report was submitted as an annex to the Sixth National Communication on Climate Change in August 2013
Read more
- Read about Australia’s domestic climate change policies
- Australia has made commitments to track and report on its greenhouse gas emissions
- Read about Australia’s international climate change commitments