The first chart compares six sectors for which energy is used in a typical family in Australia, whilst while the second chart gives data about the corresponding proportion of greenhouse gas emissions produced by them.
Overall, heating in general consumes the largest percentage of energy use usage, and it is the key driver of greenhouse gas emission as well.
In an average Australian family, heating and water heating account for 42% and 30% of the total energy usage respectively. The remainder of energy is primarily used for other appliances, at 15%, and refrigeration, at 7%, whereas the energy consumption of cooling and lighting is quite insignificant, adding up to only 6% of the total use.
Water heating, however accordingly, is also responsible for relative high proportion of the amount of greenhouse gas emitted, comprising 32% of the total. It is also noticeable that although heating constitutes by far the greatest proportion of energy consumed, only 15% of greenhouse gases sent out are attributable to it other heating needs. By contrast, the figure stands at 28% as for other appliances and 14% for refrigeration, almost doubling compared to the proportions of them in energy usage. Likewise, 3% of emissions are caused by cooling and 8% of those are produced by lighting, notwithstanding their lesser percentages of energy use.
The
first
chart compares six sectors for which
energy
is
used
in a typical family in Australia, whilst while the second chart gives data about the corresponding
proportion
of
greenhouse
gas emissions produced by them.
Overall
,
heating
in general
consumes the largest percentage of
energy
use
usage, and it is the key driver of
greenhouse
gas emission
as well
.
In an average Australian family,
heating
and water
heating
account for 42% and 30% of the total
energy
usage
respectively
. The remainder of
energy
is
primarily
used
for other appliances, at 15%, and refrigeration, at 7%, whereas the
energy
consumption of cooling and lighting is quite insignificant, adding up to
only
6% of the total
use
.
Water
heating
,
however
accordingly
, is
also
responsible for relative high
proportion
of the amount of
greenhouse
gas emitted, comprising 32% of the total. It is
also
noticeable that although
heating
constitutes by far the greatest
proportion
of
energy
consumed,
only
15% of
greenhouse
gases
sent
out are attributable to it other
heating
needs. By contrast, the figure stands at 28% as for other appliances and 14% for refrigeration, almost doubling compared to the proportions of them in
energy
usage.
Likewise
, 3% of emissions
are caused
by cooling and 8% of those
are produced
by lighting, notwithstanding their lesser percentages of
energy
use
.