The House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy will hold a public hearing on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2020 on 1 May 2020.

Media release issue date: Thursday, 30 April 2020

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy will hold a public hearing on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2020 on 1 May 2020. Details of the public hearing are as follows: Date: 1 May 2020 Time: 11.00am – 2.35pm AEST Location: via teleconference The Bill seeks to amend the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 to capture ‘scope 3’ indirect greenhouse emissions in all reporting obligations, and to ensure that the Government tables Australia’s national greenhouse gas inventory estimates in Parliament each quarter.  The Committee will hear from: the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources; the Clean Energy Regulator; Doctors for the Environment Australia; the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network; and the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility. Chair of the Committee Mr Ted O’Brien MP said that the Committee looked forward to the public hearing. ‘We welcome a discussion about the potential costs and benefits of the Bill, and the opportunity to gather information to assist the Committee in making its recommendations’, Mr O’Brien said. ‘This hearing is a valuable part of the Committee’s work in assessing the proposed legislation.’ In order to ensure public safety during the COVID-19 situation, Committee members and witnesses will all participate in the hearing remotely, via teleconference. Interested members of the public are invited to listen to the broadcast, available on the Parliament House website Further details about the Bill and the Committee’s work are available on the inquiry website. Media enquiries: Mr Ted O’Brien MP (Fairfax, QLD), Committee Chair Media Advisor, 0401 257 064 For background information:  House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy (02) 6277 4580 environment.reps@aph.gov.au Interested members of the public may wish to track the committee via its website. Click on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner and use the forms to login to My Parliament or to register for a My Parliament account.

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy has today called for submissions on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2020. The Bill was referred to the Committee by the House of Representatives on 27 February 2020 for inquiry and report.

Media release issue date: Thursday, 5 March 2020

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy has today called for submissions on the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2020. The Bill was referred to the Committee by the House of Representatives on 27 February 2020 for inquiry and report. The Bill, sponsored by Mr Andrew Wilkie MP (Member for Clark), seeks to amend the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007, to set a regular schedule for quarterly emissions reporting by the relevant Minister, and to capture scope 3 emissions in all reporting obligations. This would expand reporting to include emissions occurring in the wider economy, or internationally, as a consequence of the activities of a facility, from sources not owned or controlled by that facility’s business. Chair of the Committee Mr Ted O’Brien MP noted that ‘if the Bill were to come into effect, we would effectively see emissions generated internationally from the use of our exported fossil fuels included in Australia’s national inventory of greenhouse gas emissions.’ If you would like to contribute to the inquiry, you can make a submission. Submissions to the inquiry will be accepted until 20 March 2020. The Committee intends to hold public hearings which will be announced in due course on the inquiry website. Submissions must be relevant to the terms of the Bill. Details about the Bill and how to make a submission are available on the inquiry website. Media enquiries Mr Ted O’Brien MP (Fairfax, QLD), Committee Chair Media Advisor, 0401 257 064 For background information House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy (02) 6277 4580 environment.reps@aph.gov.au