WA · Safeguard Mechanism 2021–22

Aurizon Rail Freight WA

AURIZON OPERATIONS LIMITED
📍 WA

The Safeguard Mechanism requires Australia's largest industrial facilities to keep net emissions under a legislated, stepping-down baseline — or offset the difference with carbon credits.

Not covered since 2021–22 — this facility's reported emissions have not reached the Safeguard Mechanism's 100,000t threshold since then. Figures below are its last reported year.
Aurizon Rail Freight WA came in under its baseline in 2021–22 — reporting 141 kt against an obligation of 157 kt.
Source: Clean Energy Regulator · data as at 25 Oct 2026
141 kt
2021–22 emissions CER
157 kt
net baseline obligation CER
-15 kt
vs baseline Zerra calc.
—
ACCUs surrendered CER

Reported emissions vs baseline, 2020–21 to 2021–22

Red bars indicate emissions above baseline — covered by carbon credit purchases
0t61kt121kt182kt242kt20–2121–22 Emissions Overage Baseline

Credit surrenders — Aurizon Rail Freight WA

YearEmissionsBaseline Gap†ACCUsSMCsCompliance†
21–22 141 kt 157 kt -15 kt — — Under baseline
20–21 137 kt 216 kt -79 kt — — Under baseline

Emissions, baseline, ACCUs and SMCs are reported directly by CER. †Gap and compliance category are calculated by Zerra from those figures.

What this means

Aurizon Rail Freight WA is a facility operated by AURIZON OPERATIONS LIMITED in WA. Like all covered facilities, industrial operations generate significant emissions. Under Australia's Safeguard Mechanism, Aurizon Rail Freight WA must keep its annual emissions below a stepping-down baseline — or purchase carbon credits to cover any overage.

In 2021–22, Aurizon Rail Freight WA came in under its baseline — reporting emissions of 141 kt against an obligation of 157 kt, a surplus of 15 kt. Facilities that come in under baseline can generate Safeguard Mechanism Credits (SMCs), which can be sold to facilities that need to cover an overage.

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Source: Clean Energy Regulator — Safeguard Mechanism data · All figures in tCO₂-e · Data updated annually on CER release
All data sourced from the Clean Energy Regulator (Australian Government). Zerra is an independent data platform and is not affiliated with any listed facility or operator.