This dataset contains greenhouse gas emissions by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) categories at local government area (LGA) scale, based on 2022 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) edition of Local Government Areas.

Greenhouse gas inventory for City of Austin municipal operations reflected as the number of metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions. The data comes from various sources of activity data (gallons of fuel, ccf of natural gas) used in city operations. It can be used to assess how city operations affect climate change. Date of Last Description Update: 3/13/2020

City of Sydney community greenhouse gas emissions data in tCO2e by sectors from baseline 2005/06 to data available for the latest financial year. Data includes emissions from electricity, gas, transport, waste and wastewater, largely derived from utility and statistical government data sets. GHG emissions sources: Electricity: Total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the production and distribution of electricity used by all building sectors in the City of Sydney local government area. Gas: Total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the distribution and use of natural gas by all building sectors in the City of Sydney local government area. Transport: Total greenhouse gas emissions from residential and work transport across all modes. Waste: Total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the transport and disposal of residential and non-residential waste within the City of Sydney local government area. Wastewater: Total greenhouse gas emissions from estimated wastewater generated within the City of Sydney local government area

City of Sydney’s carbon inventory estimates for the year 2018/19 based on Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC). The City of Sydney is compliant with international reporting standards such as the Compact of Mayors, CDP and C40, and has committed to working with cities across the globe to use consistent best practices in GHG emissions accounting. As a result, the City estimates its community-wide GHG emissions using the GPC Protocol for Cities.

The compilation of Australia’s emissions data — called the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory — is undertaken centrally by the Department of the Environment. Although not legislatively required to report on our emissions, ACC have generated a GHG Inventory report on it's energy usage on a yearly basis since 2010. Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts conform to the international guidelines adopted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The National Greenhouse Gas Inventory is reviewed annually by a team of international experts. Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory is supported by a set of institutional arrangements which is designed to facilitate close coordination of the compilation of the inventory, efficient emissions data management, broadly based quality assurance processes and secure and reliable data collections. More information including metadata can be found at: http://www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/greenhouse-gas-measurement/publications/national-greenhouse-accounts-factors-dec-2014