Environment
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For information on climate change in the Northern Territory (NT), go to the Climate Change NT website.
For information on environmental impact assessments, waste management and pollution control, go to the NT Environment Protection Authority website.
For information on the minister’s decisions about strategic assessments and whether an environmental approval should be granted or refused, see environmental assessment and approvals below.
- Container Deposit Scheme
Recommendations of the independent five year review of the Container Deposit Scheme (CDS).
- Declaration to prohibit subsea (seabed) mining
Information related to the declaration to prohibit subsea (seabed) mining.
- Environmental assessments
Information on the Northern Territory’s environmental impact assessment process. - Environmental approvals
Information on the Northern Territory’s environmental approvals.
- Environmental regulatory reform program
Environmental regulatory reform program.
- Environmental regulation of mining
The Northern Territory Government has established new laws for the environmental management of mining activities. These new laws commence 1 July 2024. Information about the new environmental (mining) licensing framework and the department’s implementation planning.
- Large Emitters Policy
The Northern Territory (NT) Government has released its policy, ‘Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management for New and Expanding Large Emitters’ (the Large Emitters Policy). The Large Emitters Policy commenced on 1 September 2021.
- Northern Territory Offsets Framework
Information on the Northern Territory’s Offsets Framework. - Northern Territory Offsets Principles
The Northern Territory’s Offsets Principles are to be used to guide offsets designs and decision making about all types of offsets that may be used in the Territory. - Northern Territory Biodiversity Offsets Policy
Development of the Biodiversity Offsets Policy has been prioritised as the next component of the Framework to be developed. - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets Policy
The Territory Government has an objective to transition the Territory’s economy to a low carbon economy. - Offsets Framework Administrative Guidelines
The Administrative Guidelines are currently being developed and are proposed to be finalised by the fourth quarter 2020. - Northern Territory Offsets Register
The Northern Territory Government has not imposed any requirements for offsets on projects to date. - Information about offsets
Find out more information about offsets.
- Petroleum greenhouse gas emissions management
Policy statement to clarify the NT Government’s expectations for the management of greenhouse gas emissions from the onshore gas industry.
- Top End air quality
Information on the air quality in the Top End.
- Public Register of Environmental Auditors
Registered environmental auditors for the purposes of the Environment Protection Act 2020.