A request from CDC Data Centres to have its greenhouse gas emissions data withheld from public release has been rejected by Australia’s clean energy watchdog. The company had argued against public disclosure on the grounds that it could reveal trade secrets.
After an almost 18-month-long assessment by the Clean Energy Regulator, InnovationAus.com can reveal the application to have indirect emissions and energy consumption data for the 2020-21 financial year was refused in late March.
The ruling was contained in an updated dataset for the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) scheme published on Wednesday. NGER is a emissions transparency mechanism that Australia’s largest emitters are required to comply with.
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