Australia’s Guarantee of Origin Scheme: consultation on scheme design, emissions accounting and renewable electricity certification

How you had your say

This consultation has closed. The department thanks everyone who responded to this consultation.

To view submissions in response to each consultation paper or survey, please visit the following pages:

• Scheme design

• Emissions accounting

• Renewable electricity certification approach

• Product expansion and prioritisation

Please note, responses have been published only where the author has provided permission for their response to be released publicly.

Overview

We’re working to develop Australia’s Guarantee of Origin scheme; an internationally aligned emissions accounting framework. The scheme will help unlock economic opportunities for Australian industry to meet growing domestic and international demand for verified renewable energy and clean products. The GO scheme has been developed based on consultation, trials and international engagement.

This package integrates and builds on domestic stakeholder consultation from 2020 through to 2023. There are multiple documents included in this consultation. Details on the different areas we are seeking feedback on are:

• Australia’s Guarantee of Origin scheme design paper – describes the end-to-end participation model from enrolment to data reporting and verification onto certificate creation and surrender. This paper also includes a proposed annual consultation process to expand the scheme into new products outside of hydrogen. 

Australia’s Guarantee of Origin Scheme Design paper [PDF 814 KB] [DOCX 353 KB] – Closed 24 October 2023

• Guarantee of Origin Emissions Accounting Approach paper – provides the specific emissions accounting methodology for hydrogen including the necessary formulas and default factors to calculate emissions intensity for hydrogen.

Emissions accounting approach attachment [PDF 984 KB] [DOCX 403KB] – Closed 14 November 2023

• Guarantee of Origin Emissions Accounting Approach calculator – an excel spreadsheet that enables users to populate their own data to generate an estimated emissions intensity of hydrogen based on the proposed emissions accounting approach.

Guarantee of Origin Hydrogen Calculator [XLSX KB]

• Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin Approach paper – details the proposed design for an enduring mechanism to track renewable electricity generation in Australia.

Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin approach paper [PDF 326 KB] [DOCX 133 KB] – Closed 24 October 2023

How to have your say

There are four consultation surveys that you can provide feedback on:

1. Scheme design survey – closed 24 October – where respondents can provide feedback on the regulatory burden, practicality and ease of participation of the scheme.

2. Emissions accounting approach – closed 14 November – where respondents can provide feedback on the proposed emissions accounting methodology.

3. Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin approach – closed 24 October – where respondents can provide feedback on the approach to certifying renewable electricity.

4. Product expansion and prioritisation – closed 14 November – where respondents can provide information on the products they believe should be included within the GO scheme.

Your feedback will inform the final legislation and the drafting of regulations to give effect to the GO scheme. It is anticipated that legislation will be in place in 2024.

To support your engagement

We hosted a series of three live webinars. Recordings and other materials from these webinars are below:

• An examination of the scheme design paper, particularly the registration, certificate lifecycle and data visibility Thursday 28 September 2023, 10:30 – 11:30am (AEST)

  • Australia's Guarantee of Origin - Scheme Design Webinar Recording

• An examination on the Emissions Accounting Approach attachment and GO calculator Wednesday 11 October 2023, 10:30 – 11:30am (AEDT).

  • Australia's Guarantee of Origin Scheme - Emissions Accounting Webinar Recording

• An overview of the Renewable Guarantee of Origin paper Thursday 12 October 2023, 1:00 – 2:00pm (AEDT)

  • Australia's Guarantee of Origin Scheme - Renewable Electricity GO Webinar Recording

• A Frequently Asked Questions Sheet providing responses to key questions asked throughout the webinars.

  • GO Scheme Frequently Asked Questions

The Department has developed pre-recorded presentations that provide a summary of the Guarantee of Origin scheme design paper and the Emissions Accounting Approach to support your engagement in this important policy.

Introductory webinar - Scheme design paper

Introductory webinar - Emissions account approach paper

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Previous consultation on the Guarantee of Origin scheme in December 2022

International partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) Methodology for Determining the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Production of Hydrogen

Previous consultation on Hydrogen Guarantee of Origin in June 2021

Published responses to June 2021 consultation on Hydrogen Guarantee of Origin

Survey outcomes from May 2020 consultation on Hydrogen Guarantee of Origin