About MfE
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.
Visit MfE websiteDatasets from MfE
Measuring Emissions: Detailed Guide
Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations
Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations
Measuring emissions: A guide for organisations (2025)
DATASET
Measuring Emissions: Detailed Guide
| Property | Value | 
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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 | 2020 | 
| Geography | New Zealand
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| Sector | |
| Type of data | Activity-based | 
| Emission results | CO2e | 
| 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 | 
| Quality flag(s) | NA | 
Explore the MfE dataset
See emission factors→Featured Emission Factors in MfE
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