GREENHOUSE CHALLENGE PLUS

Greenhouse Challenge Plus enables Australian companies to form working partnerships with the Australian Government to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Making greenhouse issues a key factor in your decision making has the potential to be a big plus for your business.

Reducing your greenhouse gas emissions

We have the tools to assist small and medium businesses calculate their greenhouse gas emissions. The first step to reducing your emissions is to calculate your footprint using our emissions calculator. By conducting an audit of your business using our energy audit tools, you will identify problem areas and can start to become more efficient. Our information sheets identify many ways that change can occur and provide some new ideas for addressing your problem areas.

ONLINE REPORTING

Members are required to report online using OSCAR - Online System for Comprehensive Activity Reporting. Progress reports can now be printed in the same format as the previous hard copy version so you can retain copies for your own records. For assistance in using this feature or accessing OSCAR, please call us on 02 6274 1229.

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007

The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 establishes a national framework for Australian corporations to report greenhouse gas emissions, reductions, removals and offsets, and energy consumption and production, from 1 July 2008.

If your business emits large amounts of greenhouse gases, you may be required to monitor and measure your emissions from 1 July 2008 as part of the new National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System.

Specific emissions thresholds apply to corporations and an Emissions and Energy Calculator is available to help you assess if you required to start reporting. Although measurement of emissions starts from 1 July 2008, businesses have until 31 August 2009 to register under the scheme, and have until 31 October 2009 to submit their first annual greenhouse and energy report.

For further information on the reporting system, visit the Department of Climate Change's Greenhouse and Energy Reporting website: www.climatechange.gov.au/reporting.

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