GHGR reporting guides

These guides are designed to assist in the fulfilment of reporting obligations under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Standard (Standard).

Administrative guides

Facility reporting, percentage estimates and incidental emissions and energy

This guide can help you understand:

● aggregating facility data

● percentage reporting

● incidental reporting

● optional reporting of small amounts of fuel combustion and electricity consumption.

Please download the guidance on aggregated facility reporting percentage estimates and incidental greenhouse gas.

Greenhouse Gas Reporting System (GHGRS)

This guide provides an overview of the essential elements of GHGRS. It is designed to assist readers in understanding the following:

● develop a familiarity with GHGRS

● create or modify your corporation structure

● report activity data

● generate and submit a report.

Please download the user guide for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting System.

GHGRS validation errors and warning messages

This guide is designed to assist users in comprehending and resolving validation messages that may be encountered in the GHGRS. It is recommended that users download the GHGRS validation errors and warning messages guideline.

Guidelines specific to individual sectors

It is recommended that you familiarise yourself with the relevant guide before submitting a report that is required under section 19, 22G or 22X of the Standard.

Electricity generation, transmission, and distribution

This guide is designed to assist you in estimating emissions from electricity generation and related facilities.

Please download the Estimating emissions and energy in the electricity generation, transmission, and distribution sectors guideline.

Industrial processes

This guide provides guidance on estimating emissions in the electricity sector.

Please download Estimating emissions and energy from industrial processes guidance.

Solid waste and landfill biogas management

This guide is designed to assist you in reporting within the solid waste sector.

Please download the Estimating emissions and energy from solid waste and landfill biogas management guideline.

Wastewater handling

This guide is designed to assist you in reporting within the wastewater handling sector.

Please download the Estimating emissions and energy from wastewater handling (domestic and commercial) and (industrial) guideline.

Fuel combustion

This guide is designed to assist you in reporting within the fuel combustion sector.

Please download the Estimating emissions and energy from fuel combustion guideline.

The guidelines are based on an activity-based approach

Voluntary market-based scope 2 emissions

This guide introduces the voluntary, market-based scope 2 emissions method. It provides instructions on reporting, a note on data publication, and supporting examples.

Please download the Voluntary Market-Based Scope 2 Emissions Guideline.

Landfill site plan and verification requirements

This guide sets out the requirements for the use of methods 2 and 3 for landfill site planning and verification.

Please download the document entitled 'Landfill site plan and verification requirements - methods 2 and 3'.

The reporting of energy production and consumption

This guide is designed to assist users in defining and reporting energy production and consumption.

Please download the Reporting Energy Production and Consumption Guideline.

Methods and measurement criteria

This guide provides an overview of measurement criteria A, AA, AAA and BBB.

Please download the Methods and Measurement Criteria Guideline.

Reporting uncertainty

This guide is designed to assist you in reporting uncertainty. It includes background information and instructions on how to report in the GHGRS.

Please download the Reporting Uncertainty Guideline.