The Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE) has today released the Quarterly Update of the Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (NGGI) report for the June 2019 quarter. It shows that (when including land use emissions) Australia’s national emissions have declined by 0.1% for the 2019 financial year: The largest contributors to the decline in
Read More...Who needs to report? Reporting refrigerants under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme is a quirky and sometimes confusing process. Not sure if you should be reporting your refrigerants? Not sure how to report refrigerants? Keep reading to find out what you need to know. Reporting of refrigerants is only required for facilities
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It’s not too late to get tickets and as a Gold Sponsor of the 3rd Australian Emissions Reduction Summit, Ndevr Environmental is proud to offer our partners a discounted rate of 10% off a standard rate Full Registration + Dinner if you use the code: NdevrSummit2016 Last year’s event was a ripper and CMI have promised an
Read More...The Clean Energy Regulator has just announced the date of the fifth (and maybe final) ERF auction – Wednesday 5 April 2017 and Thursday 6 April 2017. Of the original $2.55B fund, around $400M remains and this could possibly be the last auction (depending on price and volume bid). The Turnbull Government is still yet
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The anxiously awaited details of the “stick” component of the Federal Governments Direct Action Plan were released yesterday for public consultation, including the Rule, Regulation, Audit Determination and associated explanatory statements. The Safeguard Mechanism, due to come into play from 1 July 2016, was established in the Carbon Farming Amendment Act 2014, with a purpose
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The Facilities method is applicable to organisations currently reporting under the National Greenhouse & Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS), and provides a high-level, activity-neutral framework to calculate abatement from facilities. It is functionally consistent with the intent of the Industrial Electricity and Fuel Efficiency (IEFE) method. However, this method unlike other approved ERF methods has a
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The ISO14001 Management System has been under review by ISO Committee ISO/TC207/SC1 since August 2011 and the final version is expected to be released September 2015. The ISO 14001 family of standards provides tools, for all kinds of companies and organisations looking to manage their environmental responsibilities. The key changes to the revised standard will include: Introduction of new framework Annex
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The second Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction is approaching – if you’re preparing an ERF project, be sure to note the following dates in your diaries: The auction guidelines will be published this Friday 21 August 2015. Applications for new projects that wish to enter the auction need to be submitted in full by 18 September 2015 (note that there can be some back and forth with the Regulator, so try
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So, here are a few NGERs related updates to note: The 2014-15 Emissions and Energy Reporting System (EERS) is due for release on 31 July 2015 – with submissions as usual due by 31 October. The Clean Energy Regulator is planning to facilitate training sessions in the use of EERS (timing to be advised). OSCAR, the predecessor of EERS, will be decommissioned
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Amendments to two key pieces of National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) legislation have been made that will affect reporting procedures for the FY15/16 reporting year. The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Amendment Determination 2015 (No. 1) and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (2015 Measures No. 1) Regulation 2015 see a number of changes to the NGER reporting process.
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