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The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) is the government agency responsible for environmental policy and regulation in New Zealand, providing guidance and resources on greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting and reporting including emission factors of different GHG emissions sources.
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Measuring Emissions Catalogue 2026
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| Description | The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) is the government agency responsible for environmental policy and regulation in New Zealand, providing guidance and resources on greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting and reporting including emission factors of different GHG emissions sources. |
| Source type | Governmental |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2026 |
| Geography | New Zealand
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| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2e - CO2 - CH4 - N2O |
| Data Transformation | NA |
License
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| Type of license | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY 3.0 NZ) |
| License URL | URL |
Data quality
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| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq. For further information on data quality assurance, see: https://www.climatiq.io/methodology#Data-Quality |
| Quality flag(s) | NA |
Methodology
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| Standard | GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
ISO 14064-1:2018 |
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| Methodology description | The Measuring Emissions Catalogue is published by New Zealand's Ministry for the Environment (MfE) to help organisations measure and report their GHG emissions in accordance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard and ISO 14064-1:2018. It provides emission factors and methods for sources common to New Zealand organisations. The catalogue is updated annually and is suitable for both voluntary and mandatory GHG inventory preparation, including disclosures under the Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standards (NZCS) and the Carbon Neutral Government Programme (CNGP). |
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