We are developing an Evidence Platform to monitor Australia’s progress towards a prosperous, resilient, net zero future.

Over time, the Evidence Platform will provide a balanced picture of Australia’s transition. In 2026, we’re focusing on building the methodology and piloting a small set of outcomes, metrics and benchmarks selected for their impact, urgency and feasibility.

Our work is at an early stage – with development of the emissions reduction elements more advanced, and the green growth, adaptation and enabling elements still a work in progress. We are consulting on the Evidence Platform now because:

  • we want to track measures that are meaningful to – and actionable by – governments, communities, businesses and investors involved in climate action

  • we want early stakeholder input to inform the initial set of outcomes, metrics, benchmarks and data sources, and how we stage development of additional measures in future years

  • we think early input will help us build an enduring framework that we can efficiently replicate in future.

We see consultation as an opportunity to drive positive change in Australia’s response to climate change by including different perspectives in the preparation of our advice.

We want to hear from you

The Authority is making 2 options available for you to provide your responses.

Option 1

Submit your response through our online portal.

Option 2

Upload a file with your completed response to the issues paper after completing the demographic questions in our online portal.

We invite you to refer us to relevant submissions you have made to similar consultation processes, or any related research and data.

Consultation documents

2026 Evidence Platform Issues Paper - Word.docx

2026 Evidence Platform Issues Paper - PDF.pdf

Make your submission by clicking on the online portal here



Timeline

  • Opened
    open
    23 March 2026
  • Closes
    pending
    30 April 2026