Australian Wine Carbon Calculator

The Australian Wine Carbon Calculator was launched in April 2009 to help Australian wineries measure their carbon footprint. The project was a joint initiative of WFA, the South Australian Wine Industry Association and the Winegrape Council of SA.

The Australian calculator builds on the international version that has been in use since early 2008 and includes components specific to Australian needs, such as Australian Government-endorsed emission factors. WFA was part of the international group that developed the initial calculator. The Australian calculator is comprehensive, requiring even more data than is needed under the Government’s National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS). However, an output sheet has been included that collates the subset of data needed to complete NGERS.

Either the Australian Wine Carbon Calculator or the NGERS calculator tool can be used to report a carbon footprint for Entwine Australia Membership and Preliminary Membership. The NGERS calculator does not account for scope 3 (packaging) emissions so those using NGERS will also need to use the Australiain Wine Carbon Calculator for reporting scope 3. If using the Australian Wine Carbon Calculator, you are only required to complete the scope 3 packaging worksheet (green tab numbered 9) in the Calculator.

Note: When opening the Calculator select 'enable macros' and 'don't update'. Your computer security setting will need to be set to low or medium to allow the required macros to run.