Major Facilities

Major facilities are also known as Safeguard facilities. Baselines are emissions limits. Grid-connected electricity facilities (in brown) share a sector-wide baseline. Read explainer | Related dashboard: Companies Behind Facilities | Glossary

About Major Facilities

Explainer

  • Major Facilities are Australia’s largest industrial emitters. They're regulated under the Safeguard Mechanism—a law that sets emissions limits, which are called baselines. They are legally required to cut emissions, but can meet this entirely through credit purchases. Electricity facilities (shown in brown) share a sector-wide baseline; all others have individual limits.
  • Navigation tips: Explore main dashboards via Major Facilities and Companies Behind Facilities. Compare peers at facility level via division, subdivision, group, class or at company level via division, subdivision, group, class. Focus on the key metrics via emissions, baselines and credits.
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Trend

Aus

Million Tonnes CO₂-e

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

Ranked: 3 Key Metrics for Australia's Major Facilities

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1. Biggest Polluters

Aus

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Tonnes CO₂-e)

RANK

FACILITY

t CO₂-e

NET

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

2. Most Under Baseline

Aus

Baselines are Emissions Limits

RANK

FACILITY

t CO₂-e

BASELINE

DIFF

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

3. Biggest Credit Users

Aus

Carbon Credits to Achieve Net Emissions Reductions

RANK

FACILITY

GROSS

NET 

CREDITS %

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

1. Compare Emissions

More on Emissions

Facilities By Division

Aus

1. Compare Emissions

RANK

INDUSTRY

FACILITIES

Mt CO₂-e

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

Facilities By Subdivision

Aus

1. Compare Emissions

RANK

INDUSTRY

FACILITIES

Mt CO₂-e

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

Facilities By Group

Aus

1. Compare Emissions

RANK

INDUSTRY

FACILITIES

Mt CO₂-e

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

Facilities By Class

Aus

1. Compare Emissions

RANK

INDUSTRY

FACILITIES

Mt CO₂-e

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

2. Compare Baselines

More on Baselines

Facilities By Division

Aus

2. Compare Baselines

INDUSTRY

Mt CO₂-e

BASELINE

DIFF

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

Facilities By Subdivision

Aus

2. Compare Baselines

INDUSTRY

Mt CO₂-e

BASELINE

DIFF

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

Facilities By Group

Aus

2. Compare Baselines

INDUSTRY

Mt CO₂-e

BASELINE

DIFF

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

Facilities By Class

Aus

2. Compare Baselines

INDUSTRY

Mt CO₂-e

BASELINE

DIFF

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

3. Compare Credit Use

More on Credits

Facilities By Division

Aus

3. Compare Credit Use

INDUSTRY

GROSS

NET 

CREDITS %

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

Facilities By Subdivision

Aus

3. Compare Credit Use

INDUSTRY

GROSS

NET 

CREDITS %

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

Facilities By Group

Aus

3. Compare Credit Use

INDUSTRY

GROSS

NET 

CREDITS %

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

Facilities By Class

Aus

3. Compare Credit Use

INDUSTRY

GROSS

NET 

CREDITS %

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

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