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 this information by selecting and reporting the main features and make compar

The first chart shows the amount of energy consumed by various activities in an Australian household whereas the second chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from this consumption.

An average Australian household uses the highest amount of energy (42%) for heating while water heating consumes 30% of energy. Refrigeration, lighting and cooling consume 7%, 4% and 2% of energy respectively. Thus cooling consumes the least amount of energy. Other appliances consume 15% of energy.

Energy consumption leads to emission of greenhouse gas. According to the second chart, refrigeration and lighting emit 14% and 8% of greenhouse gas although they consume only 7% and 4% of energy. Water heating accounts for 32% of the total greenhouse gas emissions whereas heating accounts for 15% of the emissions. While other appliances used only 15% of the energy they produced 28% of the total greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, greenhouse gas emissions caused by heating is considerably lower than that is caused by refrigeration and lighting.