Major Facilities

This dashboard is your starting point for data about Australia's biggest polluting facilities. We call them 'major' facilities but they're often called 'Safeguard' facilities. Guides: Explainer | Navigation | Glossary

About Major Facilities

Explainer

Major Facilities are Australia’s biggest industrial polluters.
They're regulated under the Safeguard Mechanism - a law that sets limits for greenhouse gas emissions.
Limits are called 'baselines'. Facilities are allocated individual baselines except for grid-connected electricity facilities (shown in brown), which share a sector-wide baseline.
The general rule is baselines fall each year by 4.9%, which means facilities have to reduce their emissions. But they can meet these cuts by buying carbon credits.

Big Picture: Major Facilities Create Roughly Two-Thirds of Australia's Emissions

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Million Tonnes CO₂-e

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 15-04-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

Drill Down by Industry

Facility Dashboards by Division

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Gross Emissions and Baseline: Mt CO₂-e

RANK	INDUSTRY	COMPANIES	GROSS	BASELINE	DIFF	CREDITS %

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 15-04-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

Biggest Polluters

Facility Emissions Dashboard

Major Facilities

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Biggest Polluters

RANK	FACILITY	t CO₂-e	NET

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 15-04-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

Reporting Companies

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Biggest Polluters

RANK	COMPANY	Mt CO₂-e	NET

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 15-04-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

Most Under Baseline

Facility Baselines Dashboard

Major Facilities

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Most Under Baseline

RANK	FACILITY	t CO₂-e	BASELINE	DIFF

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 15-04-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

Reporting Companies

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Most Under Baseline

RANK	COMPANY	Mt CO₂-e	BASELINE	DIFF

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 15-04-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

Biggest Credit Users

Facility Credits Dashboard

Major Facilities

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Biggest Credit Users

RANK	FACILITY	GROSS	NET	CREDITS %

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 15-04-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

Reporting Companies

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Biggest Credit Users

RANK	COMPANY	GROSS	NET	ACCU %

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 15-04-25 | License: CC BY 4.0

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