VIC · Safeguard Mechanism 2017–18

Viridian Dandenong

CSR LIMITED
📍 VIC

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 2017–18 — this facility's reported emissions have not reached the Safeguard Mechanism's 100,000t threshold since then. Figures below are its last reported year.
Viridian Dandenong came in under its baseline in 2017–18 — reporting 114 kt against an obligation of 128 kt.
Source: Clean Energy Regulator · data as at 25 Oct 2026
114 kt
2017–18 emissions CER
128 kt
net baseline obligation CER
-14 kt
vs baseline Zerra calc.
—
ACCUs surrendered CER

Reported emissions vs baseline, 2016–17 to 2017–18

Red bars indicate emissions above baseline — covered by carbon credit purchases
0t36kt72kt108kt143kt16–1717–18 Emissions Overage Baseline

Credit surrenders — Viridian Dandenong

YearEmissionsBaseline Gap†ACCUsSMCsCompliance†
17–18 114 kt 128 kt -14 kt — — Under baseline
16–17 112 kt 128 kt -16 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

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

In 2017–18, Viridian Dandenong came in under its baseline — reporting emissions of 114 kt against an obligation of 128 kt, a surplus of 14 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.

Related facilities — Safeguard Mechanism 2017–18

No peer data available.

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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.