Amendments to national greenhouse and energy reporting

Amendments to the Determination for 2022–23 included:

• Biomethane was added as a new fuel type to allow reporting of emissions from generation and consumption of biomethane
• 2 new fuel types were created for end-of-life tyres. The new fuel types are:
  • 8A Passenger car tyres, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity
  • 8B Truck and off-road tyres, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity.
• Part 2.67A Blended gaseous fuels was added to allow reporting of combustion of blends of gases from fossil and biogenic carbon sources.
• Updated provisions for reporting emissions from leakages in natural gas distribution networks, losses of hydrofluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride, and decommissioned underground coal mines
• Scope 2 electricity emission factors (kg CO₂-e/kWh) have been updated:

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Amendments to the Determination for 2021–22 included:

• A new source was introduced for emissions from hydrogen production at hydrogen production facilities whose primary product is hydrogen for use outside of the facility.
• The method for estimating fugitive emissions from the transport and injection of greenhouse gases for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has been expanded to include Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) where it is conducted for commercial reasons as part of oil and gas production.
• Natural gas production or processing has been split into separate sources: onshore natural gas production; offshore natural gas production; natural gas gathering and boosting; and natural gas processing. New sources have also been introduced for natural gas storage; natural gas liquefaction, storage and transfer; and produced water.
• The methods for estimating fugitive emissions from oil and natural gas facilities have been updated to reflect the latest available research, including results of Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) programs.
• Method 2 for emissions of methane from the combustion of gaseous fuels has been updated to allow for the use of more detailed and up-to-date emissions factors.
• Method 3 has been introduced for fugitive emissions from crude oil refining and from storage tanks for crude oil, which allows estimation using component emissions factors from section 6.1.3 of the API Compendium.
• Matters to be identified (MTBIs) have been updated for the sources: crude oil production; crude oil transport; crude oil transport; and crude oil refining.
• Fuel item 33 has been renamed to ‘Crude oil’ (previously ‘Crude oil including crude oil condensates’), and has been redefined.
• Fuel item 34 has been renamed ‘Plant condensate and other natural gas liquids not covered by another item’ (previously ‘Other natural gas liquids not covered by another item in this table’), and has been redefined.
• Scope 2 electricity emission factors (kg CO2-e/kWh) have been updated:

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Amendments to the Determination for 2020–21 included:

• Updates to constants and emission factors for various methods, and emission factors in Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 1, to reflect changes to GWP described in regulation 2.02 of the Regulations.
• Updated scope 2 emission factors (kg CO2-e/kWh) as per the table below:

• New definitions, to clarify the matters to be identified related to fugitive emissions from oil and gas, as described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008.

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The Determination has been updated for 2019–20 onwards. Amendments include:

• Updated scope 2 emissions factors (kg CO2-e/kWh) as per the table below, and:

• The provision of a new Method 3 for estimating emissions from the distribution of natural gas using facility-specific factors determined or calculated in accordance with rules or procedures made by the Australian Energy Market Operator.

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Amendments to the Determination for 2018–19 included:

• Updating scope 2 emission factors to reflect changes within the National Electricity Market in the last financial year.
• Wastewater (domestic and commercial) emissions are now only reportable by facilities whose primary activities are covered by ANZSIC code 192 – Water supply, sewerage and drainage services.

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