Fisherman's Landing - Clinker & Cement
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.
Reported emissions vs baseline, 2024–25
Credit surrenders — Fisherman's Landing - Clinker & Cement
| Year | Emissions | Baseline | Gap† | ACCUs | SMCs | Compliance† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24–25 | 1.34 Mt | 1.29 Mt | +47 kt | 46,704 | — | ACCU buyer |
Emissions, baseline, ACCUs and SMCs are reported directly by CER. †Gap and compliance category are calculated by Zerra from those figures.
What this means
Fisherman's Landing - Clinker & Cement is a facility operated by CEMENT AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND) PTY LIMITED in QLD. Like all covered facilities, industrial operations generate significant emissions. Under Australia's Safeguard Mechanism, Fisherman's Landing - Clinker & Cement must keep its annual emissions below a stepping-down baseline — or purchase carbon credits to cover any overage.
In 2024–25, Fisherman's Landing - Clinker & Cement reported emissions of 1.34 Mt against a baseline obligation of 1.29 Mt — an overage of 47 kt. The facility covered the 47 kt overage by purchasing 46,704 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) — credits generated by carbon abatement projects elsewhere in Australia such as soil carbon farming, avoided land clearing, and landfill gas capture.
Purchasing credits is legal and intended by the Safeguard Mechanism's design — the policy deliberately allows facilities to choose between cutting on-site emissions or funding abatement elsewhere in the economy. Whether credit purchases represent genuine long-term decarbonisation depends on whether the facility's absolute emissions are trending down over time. The chart above shows the trajectory since reporting began. This question applies to all covered facilities under the Safeguard Mechanism, not Fisherman's Landing - Clinker & Cement specifically.
Among 8 comparable facilities, 4 reported emissions above their baseline in 2024–25. The table below compares Fisherman's Landing - Clinker & Cement with other facilities covered by the Safeguard Mechanism in the same classification.
Related facilities — Safeguard Mechanism 2024–25
| Facility | Operator | State | Emissions | vs Baseline | Compliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railton | CEMENT AUSTRALIA (GOLIATH) PTY LIMITED | TAS | 1.10 Mt | +76 kt | ACCU buyer |
| Fisherman's Landing - Clinker & Cement | CEMENT AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND) PTY LIMITED | QLD | 1.34 Mt | +47 kt | ACCU buyer |
| Cockburn Operations | ADBRI LIMITED | WA | 524 kt | +21 kt | SMC buyer |
| Fisherman's Landing - Lime | CEMENT AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND) PTY LIMITED | QLD | 192 kt | +18 kt | ACCU buyer |
| Dongara Operations | ADBRI LIMITED | WA | 92 kt | -8 kt | Under baseline |
| Angaston Operations | ADBRI LIMITED | SA | 91 kt | -9 kt | Under baseline |
| Birkenhead Operations | ADBRI LIMITED | SA | 796 kt | -78 kt | Under baseline |
| CEM NSW Berrima Maldon | Boral Limited | NSW | 860 kt | -84 kt | Under baseline |
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.