Your humble blogger is still working on collating the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) department’s Register and latest Report.
There’s an awful lot of blanks to fill in, if we wish to learn how many lies the Government has told on its “500 biggest polluting companies” webpage.
Meanwhile, here’s the very latest publication by the Government concerning these alleged “500 biggest polluting” companies.
It was published on the very highly trafficked (not) Parliament House Library website on 14 July 2011 (emphasis added) –
Which 500 companies pay the tax?
Under the Government’s proposed Carbon Pricing Mechanism around 500 facilities will become liable…
So which facilities are included in that list of 500? The government has released a Factsheet detailing the types of facilities that will be covered and their distribution by State, but no information on which private and public bodies will actually be responsible for paying the tax.
The page goes on to bore you to tears with information about criterion and so forth.
More interesting are the constant stream of weasel words and disclaimers concerning just how many “biggest polluters” there actually are. And, why there are no substantial details provided about them (emphasis added) –
… the legislation includes caveats to protect the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information…
For these reasons, the NGER data is not an accurate reflection of a company’s greenhouse gas emissions…
Nonetheless, and although imperfect, the NGER data is the only public information that provides any indication as to which companies may be liable under the proposed Carbon Pricing Mechanism. Bearing in mind the limitations of the data as just detailed, below is the latest NGER list, ordered by decreasing scope 1 emissions.
Just so we’re clear then, the information from the NGER is “not an accurate reflection” and is “imperfect”, but nonetheless it is “the only public information that provides any indication” as to who exactly the alleged “500 biggest polluters” might be.
Moving on then … voila! … a nice, long, impressive looking table is displayed.
Showing NGER Registered corporation names.
And their last self-monitored and self-reported Scope 1, Scope 2, and Combined Scope 1 & 2 emissions totals.
But.
The list is (conveniently) not numbered. So, you simply don’t know how many companies are actually listed there, unless you’re prepared to count.
It sure looks impressive though. Which I guess is the whole point.
Well dear reader, I’ve recreated their list. And numbered it, for your viewing displeasure.
I’ve also taken the liberty of highlighting a few of these evil “biggest polluters”.
Perhaps those readers who
(a) like to eat,
(b) like to drink,
(c) like to bathe,
(d) like renewable energy,
(e) like recycling,
(f) like public transport,
(g) like health services and hospitals,
(h) like the CSIRO, and/or
(i) like attending university,
… will find food for thought in this list of “biggest polluters”.
Oh.
Just one more thing.
Before you read the list, first take a moment to consider carefully how the government has described the “500 biggest polluters” on its new cleanenergyfuture.gov.au website (emphasis added):
Most are companies operating large facilities (with over 25,000 tonnes annual CO2-e emissions) that directly emit greenhouse gases, such as power stations, mines and heavy industry.
Got that?
The government’s official claim is that “most“ of the “biggest polluters” are “direct” emitters, such as “power stations, mines, and heavy industry”.
Enjoy –
Registered Corporations
- Macquarie Generation
- Delta Electricity
- Great Energy Alliance Corporation Pty Ltd
- International Power (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd
- C S Energy Limited
- TRUenergy Holdings Pty Ltd
- Eraring Energy
- BlueScope Steel Limited
- Loy Yang Holdings Pty Ltd
- OzGen Holdings Australia Pty Ltd
- Electricity Generation Corporation T/A Verve
- Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
- Tarong Energy Corporation Limited
- Alinta Energy Limited
- Rio Tinto Limited
- Stanwell Corporation Limited
- NRG Victoria 1 Pty Ltd
- Alcoa Australian Holdings Pty Ltd1
- AZSA Holdings Pty Limited
- BHP Billiton Limited
- Anglo American Australia Limited
- Qantas Airways Limited
- Santos Ltd
- Queensland Alumina Limited
- Adelaide Brighton Ltd
- Cement Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
- Xstrata Holdings Pty Ltd
- OneSteel Limited
- Exxonmobil Australia Pty Ltd
- Peabody Energy Australia Pty Ltd
- HRL Limited
- BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Ltd
- Wesfarmers Limited
- Boral Limited2
- BHP Billiton Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd
- Orica Limited
- Transfield Worley Power Services Pty Ltd
- Alcan Gove Pty Limited
- Centennial Coal Company Limited
- Origin Energy Limited
- Caltex Australia Limited
- Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd
- Conoco Phillips Australia Gas Holdings Pty Ltd
- Burrup Fertilisers Pty Ltd
- BP Regional Australasia Holdings Pty Ltd
- Shell Australia Limited
- AGL Energy Limited1
- Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd
- Rio Doce Australia Pty Limited
- Transfield Services Limited
- Power and Water Corporation
- Energy Developments Limited
- Asciano Limited
- Incitec Pivot Limited1
- Pechiney Consolidated Australia Pty Limited
- BHP Billiton Energy Coal Australia Pty Ltd
- Apache Energy Limited
- Qenos Holdings Pty Ltd
- ERM Kwinana Holding Pty Ltd
- Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Limited
- Transpacific Industries Group Ltd
- Queensland Nitrates Pty Ltd
- QR Limited
- TransAlta Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Leighton Holdings Limited
- Newcrest Mining Limited
- Iluka Resources Limited
- CSR Limited
- Envestra Limited
- Minara Resources Limited
- SPI (Australia) Assets Pty Ltd
- Tiwest Pty Ltd
- Billiton Manganese Australia Pty Ltd
- Amcor Limited
- Owens-Illinois (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Aurora Energy Pty Ltd
- Wilpinjong Coal Pty Ltd
- Axia Energy Australia Pty Ltd
- Paper Australia Pty Ltd
- Prosafe Production Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Fortescue Metals Group Ltd
- Idemitsu Australia Resources Pty Ltd
- Toll Holdings Limited
- Ecogen Holdings Pty Ltd
- Enhance Place Pty. Limited
- Waste Recycling and Processing Corporation
- Tarong North Pty Ltd
- Arrow Energy Ltd
- Nyrstar Australia Pty Ltd
- Comgen Australia Pty Ltd
- Sembsita Australia Pty. Limited
- Hydro Aluminium Kurri Kurri Pty Ltd
- Newmont Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
- Woolworths Ltd
- DBNGP (WA) Transmission Pty Limited
- Pratt Consolidated Holdings Pty. Ltd.
- Honan Holdings Pty Ltd
- Chevron Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
- New Hope Corporation Limited
- Unimin Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
- Penrice Soda Holdings Limited
- Macarthur Coal Limited
- Whitehaven Coal Limited
- APT Pipelines Limited
- Brickworks Ltd
- Multinet Group Holdings Pty Limited
- CH2M Hill Australia Pty Ltd
- Norske Skog Industries Australia Limited
- Yancoal Australia Pty Limited
- Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd
- Brisbane City Council
- QMAG Limited
- Big Ben Holdings Pty. Limited
- Linfox Pty Ltd
- Downer EDI Limited
- Tiger Airways Australia Pty Limited
- Goldfields Power Pty Ltd
- Grange Resources Limited
- Jellinbah Group Pty Ltd
- Barrick (Australia Pacific Holdings) Pty Ltd
- Melbourne Water Corporation
- Holcim Participations (Australia) Pty Ltd.
- JBS Holdco Australia Pty Ltd
- Caledon Coal Pty Limited
- Sonoma Mine Management Pty Ltd
- New Zealand Milk (Australasia) Pty Ltd
- Hanson Australia (Holdings) Proprietary Limited
- ICC Holdings Pty Limited
- Snowy Hydro Limited
- CITIC Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd
- Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific) Pty Ltd
- Devereaux Holdings Pty Ltd
- MMG Management Pty Ltd
- Felix Resources Limited
- Barrick (PD) Australia Limited
- Xstrata Coal Queensland Pty Limited
- TT-Line Company Pty Ltd
- SPI Electricity & Gas Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
- International Energy Services Pty Ltd
- Koppers Australia Pty Ltd
- AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited
- PaperlinX Limited
- Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited
- D.M. & M.T. Nolan Pty. Ltd
- Auscan Holdings Pty Ltd
- PTTEP Australia Perth Pty Ltd
- Energex Limited
- State Transit Authority of NSW
- Cairnton Holdings Limited
- Sydney Water Corporation
- Roc Oil Company Limited
- Peabody (Burton Coal) Pty Ltd
- Baiada Pty Limited
- BHP Billiton Nickel Operations Pty Ltd
- Prime Infrastructure Holdings Limited
- A.A. Scott Pty Ltd
- Envirogen Pty Ltd
- Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Limited
- Water Corporation
- A.C.N. 098 904 262 Pty Ltd
- Jet Systems Pty Ltd
- Kimberly Clark Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd
- Teekay Holdings Australia Pty Ltd
- Mount Gibson Iron Limited
- A J Bush & Sons Pty Ltd
- Lion Nathan National Foods Pty Ltd
- Isaac Plains Coal Management Pty Ltd
- Mitchell Corp Australia Pty Ltd
- Food Investments P/L
- Ergon Energy Corporation Limited
- Gold Fields Australia Pty Ltd
- OZ Minerals Limited
- The Maddingley Mine Trust
- BGC (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Donaldson Coal Pty Limited
- Building Supplies Group Holding Pty Ltd
- Coalpac Pty Ltd
- Silk Logistics Group Holdings Pty Limited
- HCPH Holdings Pty Limited
- Australian Postal Corporation
- Rail Corporation New South Wales
- Byrns Smith Unit Trust
- Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd
- Fletcher Building (Australia) Pty Ltd
- A.C.N. 137 191 023 Pty Ltd
- St Barbara Limited
- V/Line Corporation
- Simplot Australia (Holdings) Pty Limited
- Foster’s Group Limited
- Fulton Hogan Australia Pty/Ltd
- Goodman Fielder Limited
- Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited
- CEVA Pty Ltd
- Valemus Australia Pty Ltd
- Cargill Australia Limited
- Country Energy
- ACTEW Corporation Ltd1
- Telstra Corporation Limited
- South Australian Water Corporation
- Veolia Transport Australasia Pty Ltd
- Nippon Meat Packers Australia Pty Ltd
- Coca-Cola Amatil Limited
- Graincorp Limited
- SCA Tissue Australia Pty Limited
- Cristal Australia Pty Ltd
- Thales Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
- Heinz Watties Pty Ltd
- Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd.
- Kagara Ltd
- Bega Cheese Limited
- Nestle Australia Ltd
- ALDI Stores (A Limited Partnership)
- Cadbury Australia Limited
- Oceanic Coal Australia Limited
- Hunter Water Corporation
- Boeing Australia Holdings Proprietary Limited
- McCain Foods (Aust) Pty Ltd
- Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited
- Norton Gold Fields Limited
- The Trustee for Costa’s Unit Trust
- Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited
- General Motors Australia Ltd
- Coogee Chemicals Pty Ltd
- Mars Australia Pty Ltd
- Crown Limited
- Silicon Metal Company of Australia Pty Ltd
- Bradken Limited
- EnergyAustralia
- Northgate Australian Ventures Corp Pty Ltd
- SP Australia Networks (Transmission) Ltd
- Arnotts Biscuits Holdings Pty Ltd
- BOC Limited
- Harvey Norman Holdings Limited
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Metropolitan Health Service
- Lend Lease Corporation Limited
- James Hardie Austgroup Pty Ltd
- Parmalat Australia Ltd
- MML Holdings Pty Ltd
- Electricity Networks Corporation1
- PMP Limited
- Integral Energy Australia
- CHEDHA Holdings Pty Limited
- Stockland Corporation Ltd
- LGL Australian Holdings Pty Ltd
- Doral Mineral Industries Limited
- Monash University
- AAPC Limited
- GPT Management Holdings Ltd
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
- IPMG Pty Limited
- Crane Group Limited
- TransGrid
- Resolute Mining Limited
- Ramsay Health Care Limited
- The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q)
- John Swire & Sons Pty Ltd
- Holiday Inns Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Competitive Foods Australia Pty Ltd
- University of Melbourne
- Sun Metals Holdings Limited
- ETSA Utilities
- Mirvac Limited
- Healthscope Limited
- Tabcorp Holdings Limited
- National Australia Bank Limited
- Westfield Holdings Limited
- Perilya Limited
- Public Transport Authority of Western Australia
- St Vincent’s Health Australia Ltd
- Salvage Pty Ltd
- Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Limited
- LyondellBasell Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd
- Dexus Holdings Pty Limited
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- AMP Limited
- Fairfax Media Limited
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd
- United Energy Distribution Holdings Pty Limited
- News Australia Holdings Pty Limited
- Macquarie Group Limited
- ISPT Pty Ltd
- David Jones Limited
- Southern Cross Airports Corporation Holdings Ltd
- Air Liquide Australia Limited
- Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd
- The University of Queensland
- Centro Properties Limited
- McDonald’s Australia Ltd
- Myer Holdings Limited
- SunWater
- QIC Limited
- Frequency Infrastructure Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
- ElectraNet Pty Ltd
- IBM A/NZ Holdings Pty Limited
- Port Waratah Coal Services Limited
- Amalgamated Holdings Limited
- Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd
- Global Switch Australia Pty Limited
Oh … you noticed.
Yes, that is only 299 “biggest polluters”.
With an enormous leap of faith, one might assume that the Government will find the other 201 “biggest polluters” from amongst the remaining 476 (of a grand total 775) corporations listed in the complete NGER Register.
Of course, to do so would mean that they would be including even more evil “polluting” corporations like some of those highlighted above.
Like …
The universities.
All of them.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service.
The Royal Children’s Hospital.
The Alfred teaching hospital.
The Melbourne Cricket Club.
Really, really evil “biggest polluters” like that.
Barnaby Is Right 
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