ATSE welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s consultation on the Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme, which will measure, track, and verify greenhouse gas emissions across the supply chain. The GO scheme is an important initiative on the path to net zero emissions by 2050 and to position Australia as a low-carbon exporter. ATSE makes the following recommendations in response to the issues raised by the consultation paper:
Recommendation 1: That the Australian GO scheme is aligned with the European Union’s GO scheme.
Recommendation 2: That the publicly available GO certificate register includes all calculation and ownership transfer information for each certificate.
Recommendation 3: That Product GOs cover a well-to-user system boundary.
Recommendation 4: That the design of the GO scheme is technology neutral.
Recommendation 5: That the first review of the GO scheme takes place after one year of operation.
