The Australian Government’s Initial Report under the Kyoto Protocol

Report to facilitate the calculation of the assigned amount of Australia pursuant to Article 3, paragraphs 7 and 8 of the Kyoto Protocol

Submission to the UNFCCC Secretariat, Department of Climate Change, 2008

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This report is a submission of the Australian Government to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to facilitate the calculation of the assigned amount pursuant to Article 3, paragraphs 7 and 8, and to demonstrate its capacity to account for its emissions and assigned amount for the first commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol.

Australia’s National Inventory Report - 2005 Revised was published on 26 February 2008 and provides a full time series of greenhouse gas emission estimates for Australia for the period 1990 - 2005. This inventory has been used to determine the estimate of Australia’s assigned amount and has been submitted for international expert review.