Update: June 2023
Publication of the 2023 update to Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations has been delayed. MfE apologises for this delay and is working to publish the update as soon as possible. If you are looking for guidance on measuring emissions for end-of-year 2022/23 reporting, please use the 2022 Measuring emissions guide.
This document was last updated on 16 August 2022.
This Quick Guide is part of a suite of eight documents and tools that comprise Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations. It is for New Zealand-based organisations wishing to voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Update: June 2023
Publication of the 2023 update to Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations has been delayed. MfE apologises for this delay and is working to publish the update as soon as possible. If you are looking for guidance on measuring emissions for end-of-year 2022/23 reporting, please use the 2022 Measuring emissions guide.
This document was last updated on 16 August 2022.
This Quick Guide is part of a suite of eight documents and tools that comprise Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations. It is for New Zealand-based organisations wishing to voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions.
The Quick Guide explains how to produce an inventory, provides the latest emissions factors for common sources of emissions in New Zealand (based on New Zealand's latest greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory), enables organisations to calculate their emissions through an interactive spreadsheet, and provides examples to show what a GHG inventory and GHG report look like.
The Quick Guide is the go-to document explaining what has changed since the last update, and the best place to start from for measuring and reporting emissions.
Suite of documents
| 2022 Detailed Guide | For users who need to know the methodologies used to work out the emission factors for each emission source |
| 2022 Emission Factors Summary | Quick look up tables providing the main emission factors for each emission source |
| 2022 Interactive Workbook | Use this to work out your organisation’s emissions and produce an inventory (simply input your activity data) |
| 2022 Emission Factors Workbook | As above but in excel format across multiple tabs |
| 2022 Emission Factors Flat File | Simple format for integration with software |
| Example GHG Report | Shows what a finished inventory report might look like |
| Example GHG Inventory | Shows what a finished inventory might look like (Excel) |
If you have any feedback you would like to provide on this guidance, email emissions-guide@mfe.govt.nz.