Clean Energy Regulator (CER)

The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) is an independent Australian Government statutory authority responsible for administering key national climate, renewable energy, carbon market and emissions reporting programs. Established under the Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011 and operational since 2012, the Canberra-based regulator oversees the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme, Renewable Energy Target, National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme and Safeguard Mechanism. Through these frameworks, the CER regulates corporate emissions reporting, renewable energy certificates, carbon credit generation and emissions obligations for major industrial facilities. It also provides market information and compliance oversight for participants across Australia's evolving environmental markets.