The two charts provide information about energy use in the typical Australian household and the greenhouse gas emissions generated from that usage respectively.
The main reason for energy being used up in Australia is heating. It represents about 42% of all energy usage in the Australian household. The next biggest reason for using up energy is water heating at about 32%. Refrigeration is a reason for another 7% of energy to be used up in Australia. Lighting uses up only about 4% of the energy in the household. Cooling uses up the least energy at around 2%. All other appliances combined sum up to about 15% of the total energy usage.
In terms of greenhouse gas emissions water heating is by far the biggest contributor at 32%. Next in line is heating at 15% followed closely by refrigeration at 14%. Lighting is the reason for 8% of the total gas being produced, while cooling is the smallest offender at only 3%. The rest of the household appliances combined represent about 28% of the total gas emissions produced by the typical Australian household.
Overall heating and water heating both use up the most energy and produce the most greenhouse gasses. Other appliances are in third in terms of energy consumption but are a bigger contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Refrigeration, lighting and cooling consume the least energy and produce the smallest amount of harmful gasses.
The two charts provide information about
energy
use
in the typical Australian
household
and the
greenhouse
gas
emissions
generated from that usage
respectively
.
The main
reason
for
energy
being
used
up in Australia is
heating
. It represents about 42% of all
energy
usage in the Australian
household
. The
next
biggest
reason
for using up
energy
is water
heating
at about 32%. Refrigeration is a
reason
for another 7% of
energy
to be
used
up in Australia. Lighting
uses
up
only
about 4% of the
energy
in the
household
. Cooling
uses
up the least
energy
at around 2%. All other appliances combined sum up to about 15% of the total
energy
usage.
In terms of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
water
heating
is by far the biggest contributor at 32%.
Next
in line is
heating
at 15% followed
closely
by refrigeration at 14%. Lighting is the
reason
for 8% of the total
gas
being produced
, while cooling is the smallest offender at
only
3%. The rest of the
household
appliances combined represent about 28% of the total
gas
emissions
produced by the typical Australian household.
Overall
heating
and water
heating
both
use
up the most
energy
and produce the most
greenhouse
gasses. Other appliances are in third in terms of
energy
consumption
but
are a bigger contributor to
greenhouse
gas
emissions
. Refrigeration, lighting and cooling consume the least
energy
and produce the smallest amount of harmful gasses.