Compilation
Publication Date:
April 2012
The climate change policy functions transferred to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources as a result of the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 5 December 2019 with effect from 1 February 2020.
Australia has been estimating and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions since 1991, through the National Greenhouse Accounts. This includes:
- National Inventory Reports
- land sector reporting
We’ve compiled previously published summaries of these reporting systems and methods we use to estimate emissions. Note some details like department names may be out of date.
National inventory
- National inventory systems: overview [586KB PDF]
- The land sector in the national inventory: overview [1.14MB PDF]
- Coal seam gas: estimating and reporting greenhouse gas emissions [1.55MB PDF]
- Wildfire in forests in Australia: impact and emissions [872KB PDF]
Land sector reporting
- Drivers of land clearing in Australia [822KB PDF]
- Land clearing assessment of biomass density [1.29MB PDF]
- Australia's forest management reference level [1.49MB PDF]
Read more
- Read more about Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts
- See the latest National Inventory Reports
Contact us
Email nationalgreenhouseaccounts@industry.gov.au
If you experience any difficulty accessing these documents, please contact us.