The Department of Climate Change has released a guidance paper for the assessment of activities for the purposes of the emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) assistance program under the Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

The assessment process will inform the Government’s decision on which activities in the economy are eligible to receive EITE assistance, the rates of assistance that will apply to eligible activities and the basis for allocations to these eligible activities.

The Government will make final decisions taking into consideration the policy framework outlined in the White Paper and the information provided in this assessment process. The Government’s final decisions will be reflected in the Scheme regulations.