The ‘Greenhouse Gas Emissions’ assessment calculates the emissions of the property’s Business Activities using equations and emissions factors from the Australian National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report and The Greenhouse Accounting Frameworks (GAF) for Australian Primary Industries.

To access the Greenhouse Gas Emissions assessment, click on the ‘Greenhouse Gas Emissions’ menu item in the Property menu.

In the Greenhouse Gas Emissions assessment there are two tabs:

• Analysis
• Property data used

The ‘Analysis’ tab is active by default.

Analysis

The ‘Analysis’ tab shows a summary of the results of the assessment with a variety of charts.

You can customise the results by using the filter controls, which are below the ‘Greenhouse Gas Emissions’ title. The filters are:

• Enterprise types being assessed: The enterprise type is set to ‘All enterprises’ by default
• Assessment timeframe: The assessment timeframe is set to the previous calendar year by default

How it works

The Greenhouse Accounting Frameworks (GAF) tools calculate emissions based on a 12 month period, which means that the timeframe of a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment is also 12 months long.

Important: The software looks for enterprises and land management activities whose start and end dates match the assessment timeframe. Any enterprises or land management activities that overlap or don’t fall in the assessment timeframe are not included.

Information from the enterprises and land management activities that are included are then used to calculate emissions.

<aside> 💡 Tips for getting a more accurate assessment

To get the most accurate results, make sure that:

• The assessment start and end date matches your enterprise start and end dates
• Enterprises have been added to your Business Activities
• Electricity, fuel and commodity consumption have been added to your Business Activities
• Consumption has been allocated to your enterprises </aside>

Charts

Chart 1: Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions