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.

The two charts represent the use of power by an average Australian household and the emission of greenhouse gases from the use of

energy

respectively. Heating and water heating are the two main uses of power and

thus

contribute to a significant proportion of emissions as a by-product of the consumption of

energy

. Heating uses slightly less than half the

energy

but leads to as little as 15% of the total radiation of greenhouse gases. Followed by heating is water heating, consuming up to one-third of the

energy

and leading to 32% of the hazardous emission. Strikingly, the refrigerator uses only 7% of the total

energy

but pollutes in exactly double proportion. Meanwhile, the relation between the use of

energy

and the emission of harmful gas by other appliances

also

shows similar results as only 15% of the

energy

is consumed

while

emitting almost a quarter of the total greenhouse gas.