This detailed guide is part of a suite of seven documents and tools that comprise Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations. It is for New Zealand-based organisations wishing to voluntarily measure and report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Measuring and reporting empowers organisations to manage and reduce emissions more effectively over time. Helping organisations minimise their greenhouse gas emissions will help meet New Zealand’s emission reduction targets.
This detailed guide is part of a suite of seven documents and tools that comprise Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations. It is for New Zealand-based organisations wishing to voluntarily measure and report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Measuring and reporting empowers organisations to manage and reduce emissions more effectively over time. Helping organisations minimise their greenhouse gas emissions will help meet New Zealand’s emission reduction targets.
The guide includes:
- how to produce an inventory
- the latest emissions factors for common sources of emissions in New Zealand
- help for organisations to easily calculate their emissions through an interactive spreadsheet
- examples to show what a greenhouse gas inventory and greenhouse gas report look like.
The detailed guide is for users who need to know the data sources, methodologies, uncertainties and assumptions used to work out the emission factors for each emission source.
Suite of documents
| 2023 Emission Factors Summary | Quick look up tables providing the main emission factors for each emission source |
| 2023 Interactive Workbook | Use this to work out your organisation’s emissions and produce an inventory (simply input your activity data)* |
| 2023 Emission Factors Workbook | As above but in excel format across multiple tabs |
| 2023 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) |
* Files were republished on 29 August 2023 due to technical fixes.
If you have any feedback you would like to provide on this guidance, email emissions-guide@mfe.govt.nz.