ASBG Submission COAG's Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Scheme

In a similar process to the NPI COAG is establishing a mandatory greenhouse reporting Scheme. ASBG identified a number of issues for COAG to consider especially the extreme under estimation of the cost to companies in reporting to such a scheme. An estimate by COAG of $2,100 per company was considerably lower than ASBG member feedback of between $40,000 to $50,000 per site! Lack of consistency with the Energy Efficiency Opportunities scheme on joint ventures and concern over commercial-in-confidence information and public access via Freedom of Information legislation. COAG recommended that companies can write and be assessed to attain commercial-in-confidence protection, whereas ASBG recommended that protection be automatic.