Greenhouse reporting starts this week

The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System (NGERS) will start on 1 July 2008, now the Australian Government has approved the regulations that will apply to the system.

Trucking companies will have to lodge mandatory reports under NGERS in 2008-09 if they:

• purchase more than 2.59 million litres of diesel in any state or territory, depending on how much electricity and other fuels they use; or
• use more than 12.95 million litres of diesel in total, again depending on how much electricity and other fuels they use.

The total corporate threshold will decline to the equivalent of 9.01 million litres of diesel in 2009- 10 and 5.18 million litres of diesel in 2010-11.

Companies have until 31 August 2009 to apply to register under the scheme and until 31 October 2009 to lodge their first report, but are advised to start keeping records now.

For more information, contact the Department of Climate Change on 1800 081 831 or go to Climate Change Website