Mount Pleasant Operations

Mount Pleasant Operations is a coal mining facility operated by MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd in NSW. Like all covered facilities, underground and open-cut coal operations emit methane and energy-related CO₂. Under Australia's Safeguard Mechanism, Mount Pleasant Operations must keep its annual emissions below a stepping-down baseline — or purchase carbon credits to cover any overage.

In 2023–24, Mount Pleasant Operations came in under its baseline — reporting emissions of 197 kt against an obligation of 199 kt, a surplus of 2 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. Mount Pleasant Operations generated 2,304 SMCs in 2023–24.

Across the coal mining sector, 8 of 8 covered facilities reported emissions above their baseline in 2023–24. The table below compares Mount Pleasant Operations with other coal mining facilities covered by the Safeguard Mechanism.