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“Australia's reformed Safeguard Mechanism (implemented in 2023) applies to around 215 facilities.”
Official Australian sources describe the reformed Safeguard Mechanism as covering about 215 facilities. Clean Energy Regulator data show exact counts close to that figure—218 in 2022–23, 219 in 2023–24, and 208 in 2024–25—so the statement fairly represents the policy’s scale. The number should be understood as approximate, not fixed.
“The reformed Safeguard Mechanism introduced in 2023 requires Australia's largest industrial emitters (about 215 facilities) to reduce their emissions intensity over time.”
The 2023 reforms did put roughly 215 large industrial facilities under declining, production-adjusted baselines tied largely to emissions intensity. In practical terms, the allowable emissions per unit of output falls over time. However, the covered-facility count shifts year to year, and firms can also use offsets or safeguard credits to comply, so the claim slightly overstates a direct on-site reduction mandate.