The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second chart shows the percentage of 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 two pie charts compare the percentages of energy consumption and the emissions of greenhouse gases in Australian households.

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, heating recorded the highest

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cooling had the lowest. It is

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noticeable that water heating accounted for the largest

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of greenhouse gas emissions,

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cooling was the smallest. Looking first at the higher figures, heating recorded the highest

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, at 42%. At 30%, water heating had the second-highest

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.

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for other appliances stood at 15%. Refrigeration recorded a considerably higher

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than lighting, at 7% compared with 4%. The

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for lighting (4%) was twice as high as that for cooling (2%). Turning to the remaining categories, the

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of greenhouse gas emissions from water heating was 32%.

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was followed by other appliances, standing at 28%. Meanwhile, the figures for refrigeration and heating stood at 14% and 15%, respectively. Cooling accounted for 3%, making it the smallest

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among the categories shown.