PORTS Australia has released new emissions guidance to help Australian ports transition to net-zero.
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Guidance is designed to support ports and their stakeholders as they develop greenhouse gas emissions inventories.
It was developed specifically for ports and offers a comprehensive understanding of how Australian ports can qualify and report on scope one, two and three GHG emissions.
Among the areas addressed are reporting obligations and boundaries, emissions accounting methods, material activity data inputs, gathering activity data and estimating emissions.
The guidance is the first of its kind, according to Ports Australia.
“Currently, our sector lacks tailored emissions guidelines, which is critical on our collective path towards net zero,” Ports Australia CEO Mike Gallacher said.
“This new guidance is underpinned by national and international frameworks and provides our ports with a series of steps to follow as they navigate their journey towards net-zero.”
Mr Gallacher said ports are complex from an emissions accounting standpoint because of multiple stakeholders, overlapping jurisdictions and their role as a node in the value chain.
“This makes existing frameworks challenging to apply,” he said.
The publication is targeted at Australian port managers and port authorities, though Ports Australia believes it is also relevant to non-Australian ports and other stakeholders, including tenants and service operators.
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Guidance was developed with the support of Worley Consulting and Ports Australia’s Climate Change and Decarbonisation sub-committee.
The guidance is available on the Ports Australia website.
