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 pie chart illustrates the

proportion

of

energy

use whilst the

second

pie chart demonstrates the

proportion

of

the

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greenhouse

gas

emissions

by the respective activities in an average

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Australian

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household.

Overall

,

while

the

energy

is mainly spent on heating, the

activity

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contributes

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the largest

proportion

of

greenhouse

gas

emissions

is, in fact, water heating.

That is

, if an

activity

consumes much

energy

, it is not necessarily that

activity

also

emits a large amount of

greenhouse

gas

. Despite the fact that nearly

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half of the total

energy

(around 42%) is spent on heating, only 15% of total

greenhouse

gas

emissions

are constituted by

this

activity

.

On the other hand

, the proportions of

the

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energy

use and

greenhouse

gas

emissions

are approximately the same for the water heating

activity

(30% and 32%, respectively) and the cooling

activity

(2% and 3%, respectively).

However

, in other activities, the proportions of the total

greenhouse

gas

they emit are twice as large as the

proportion

of the total

energy

spent on them,

such

as

:

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refrigeration (14% and 7%, respectively), lighting (8% and 4%, respectively) and other appliances (28% and 15%, respectively).