August 31st Registration Deadline for Australian Businesses under the NGER Act
27th August 2009 by Madlen King
A press release made yesterday by Mr Combet, the Australian Minister for Climate Change, reminds Australian businesses that are required to report their annual greenhouse gas emissions and energy thresholds, that they have until next Monday to register under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Act 2007.
The NGER Act sets thresholds for greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and production, and requires businesses to register and then report.
This is an important milestone for Australia. The requirement for industry to monitor and report their greenhouse gas emissions and energy use will underpin the introduction of emissions trading through the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme in 2011.
More information on the NGER Act and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme is available from the Australian Department of Climate Change http://www.climatechange.gov.au/
Madlen King is the Global Head of Climate Change & Sustainability. She ensures the technical integrity of LRQA climate change and sustainability services and liaises with external bodies and governments on climate change. Within this role, Madlen is responsible for the service design, delivery and maintenance of accreditations for all GHG validation and verification schemes [...]