The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The pie charts compare the percentages of energy consumed for various purposes and how much greenhouse
gas
is emitted by an average Australian family.
Overall
,
while
the power is mainly spent on heating, the activity contributing the largest proportion of glasshouse
gas
emissions is, in fact, water heating. It is not necessary that an operation absorbing much power discharges a large amount of hothouse
gas
. In terms of the principal elements, despite the fact that nearly half of
total
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energy (around 42%) is used for heating, only less than a fifth (15%) of total greenhouse
gas
emissions are constituted by
this
activity.
On the other hand
, the share of energy usage and released the high global warming potential
gas
is approximately the same for the water heating operation (almost a
third
), for the cooling activity (a very small minority at 3% and 2% respectively). Turning to other minor factors, the percentage of greenhouse gases emitted
are
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twice as large as the corresponding share of power harnessed,
such
as
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refrigeration (at 14% and 7 % for each instance), lighting (8% and 3% correspondingly) and other appliances (28% and 15% respectively).
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Vocabulary: Replace the words gas with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentages" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Average Australian household
  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • Energy consumption
  • Activities
  • Heating
  • Cooling
  • Water heating
  • Appliances
  • Lighting
  • Standby
  • Percentage (%)
  • Consumption patterns
  • Efficiency
  • Emissions impact
  • Renewable energy
  • Energy-saving measures
  • Sustainability
  • Carbon footprint
  • Electricity
  • Natural gas
  • Emissions breakdown
  • Energy audit
  • Environmental impact
  • Conservation
  • Mitigation strategies
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