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 bar chart provides information about how

energy

and

greenhouse

gas

emissions

are used by an average Australian household.

Overall

, the highest proportion was used in water heating and heating,

while

the smallest percentage made up cooling in both charts. Focusing on

energy

use in Australian households the largest proportion used water heating was just under a

third,

gas

emissions

used 32%

this

was increased by 2%.

In contrast

, refrigeration used 7%,

whereas

greenhouse

used 14% which grew by merely 7%.

Energy

used by other appliances was less than a fifth but

this

grew frequently to 28% in the

greenhouse

. The proportion of lighting made up merely 4%,

while

gas

emissions

comprised 8%

this

was increased only to 4%. The smallest percentage is cooling

this

made up 2%, but

greenhouse

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the greenhouse

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used merely 3%. Respectively, Australian household

energy

use heating comprised 42%, compared

greenhouse

gas

emissions

use less than a fifth

this

decreased.