fact
Natural gas, LPG and diesel fuel
generate less greenhouse gas per
kilometre than petrol.
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- Greenhouse gases are generated when fossil fuels such as coal, oil or natural gas are burnt.
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The amount of greenhouse gas generated depends upon:
- the amount of carbon in the fuel’s chemical structure
- the amounts of energy used, and other greenhouse gases produced, in mining, processing, transporting and using a fuel.
- Almost half a kilogram of black coal or 1.5 kilograms of lower quality brown coal is burned to supply electricity users with one kilowatt-hour of electricity— enough to run a single bar radiator for an hour, a 100 watt light globe for 10 hours or an energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamp for 50 hours.
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Join the increasing number of people who are installing solar on their
roofs to generate electricity from the sun. You can obtain financial help from
the Australian Government to purchase a solar power system for your roof.
Visit www.greenhouse.gov.au/renewable/pv - Others are installing solar hot water services that use the sun for water heating.
- New transport fuels, some produced from renewable energy sources, are beginning to appear. Some of these can help cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Green electricity
tip
In some regions, energy retailers show
household greenhouse gas emissions on
energy bills, so you can check that your
emissions have reduced after signing up.
- While most of Australia’s electricity is generated from fossil fuels, an increasing range of schemes are available to reduce or offset our greenhouse gas emissions.
- Some community groups and businesses offer schemes which plant trees or implement energy saving projects to offset your greenhouse gas emissions.
- Some schemes can be used to offset greenhouse gas emissions from car use, air travel, or major events you are running.
- Green Power: Accredited green power schemes effectively allow a consumer to replace some or all of their conventional electricity with electricity generated from renewable energy sources such as wind energy, solar generation and waste organic material.
- Details of all accredited products are at www.greenpower.gov.au.