Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The
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pie chart presents
energy
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consumption in the average household in Australia. While the
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pie chart illustrates the greenhouse gas
emissions
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that come from
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energy
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consumption. Overall, while heating and
water
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heating account for a significant proportion of
energy
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use, most greenhouse gas
emissions
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come from
water
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heating and other appliances. Heating and
water
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heating account for 72% of total
energy
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consumption, with the former making up 42% and the latter 30%. Other appliances and refrigeration added up to 22%, with refrigeration only 7% of that total. Lighting and cooling are 4% and 2% respectively.
Water
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heating is
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a major source of greenhouse gas
emissions
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, making up almost a
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of total
emissions
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. The
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-largest amount of
emissions
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comes
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from other appliances, at 28% of the total. Heating, surprisingly, is only responsible for 15% of total
emissions
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. And
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figure is roughly the same as that for refrigeration. The remaining 11
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of total emission results from lighting and cooling.

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