Procedure for Greenhouse Gas Emission reporting

On 1st February 2019, the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Nomvula Paula Mokonyane, issued a notice of procedure to be followed for Greenhouse Gas Emissions registration and reporting. This notice mainly targeted Category A data providers specified under Annexure 1 of the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations. It followed the inability of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System (NAEIS) to meet the required registration and reporting requirements. It stipulated that:

• Registration: All Category A data providers must submit, by email, completed Annexure 2 and 3 forms in an editable electronic format to the competent authority using the email address: GHGReporting@environment.gov.za
• Extension of the Registration Period: A further 30 calendar days period, from promulgation of the notice in the Government Gazette, is granted for Category A data providers to register with the competent authority using Annexure 2 to the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations.

On the basis of Section 12 of the National Environment Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No.39 of 2004), the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations and the notice provide for:

• The form in which such measurements must be reported and the organs of state to whom such measurements must be reported