In collaboration with AgriFutures Australia, Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC), Australian Pork, Australian Eggs, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Dairy Australia, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), Forest & Wood Products Australia (FWPA), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Hort Innovation, LiveCorp, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), Sugar Research Australia (SRA) and Wine Australia., CSIRO, and Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (WA DPIRD), Agriculture Innovation Australia facilitated investment into this project, designed to develop a common framework for greenhouse gas accounting of Australian agricultural activities at the sector level.

This project evolved from Australia’s primary industries and RDCs identifying that a common approach for GHG accounting was an essential tool to help define and monitor progress on agriculture’s contribution to national climate commitments and sustainability goals.

The purpose of this project is to develop a common framework for GHG accounting that can be used by all Australian agriculture industries and contribute to:

• Defining the methods for sector specific GHG baselines and monitoring progress toward a (collective) national target for agriculture
• Creating transparency and trust in GHG accounting to support climate-sensitive production practices and action by farmers; and
• Informing international market access discussions on approaches and tools that reflect Australian conditions adequately.

Voluntary participants in the project include the RDCs and various State Government departments.