Indicator: A-43 Greenhouse - carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by primary fuel type
Data
Total CO2-equivalent emissions by primary fuel type, 1990-2003
Source: Department of the Environment and Heritage and Australian Greenhouse Office 2005, National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Analysis of Recent Trends and Greenhouse Indicators 1990-2003, DEH and AGO, Canberra, table A4.4
What the data mean
The data shows that there has been an increase in total carbon dioxide emissions from various fuel types over the reporting period, 1990 to 2003. The data also shows the relative contribution of the primary fuel types; coal accounts for over fifty percent of all emissions and its relative contribution has grown slightly over the reporting period.
Data Limitations
Nil known.
Issues for which this is an indicator and why
Atmosphere — Climate variability and change - Greenhouse
Different types of fossil fuels contribute different levels of emissions to Australia’s greenhouse emissions. Emissions by fuel type is a direct indicator for this issue.
Other indicators for this issue:
- A-07 Greenhouse - carbon dioxide concentrations and growth rates
- A-08 Greenhouse - change in total carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by gas
- A-38 Greenhouse - methane concentrations and growth rates
- A-39 Greenhouse - nitrous oxide concentrations and growth rates
- A-40 Greenhouse - change in total carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per capita and gross domestic product
- A-41 Greenhouse - climate change projections
- A-42 Greenhouse - carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by sector
- A-44 Greenhouse - carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by mode of travel and road transport emissions by vehicle type
- A-45 Greenhouse - agricultural sector carbon dioxide equivalent emissions
- A-46 Greenhouse - carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from land use, land use change and forestry
- Greenhouse - climate change projections
- LD-05 Terrestrial carbon loss rate and rate of land carbon sequestration
- LD-39 Change in biomass stock
- CO-03 Sea level
- CO-04 Sea surface temperature variability
- CO-44 Marine chlorophyll concentration
- CO-60 Sea salinity
- AAT-12 Changes in colonies of plants on Heard Island
- AAT-14 Ice sheet mass balance and sea ice extent
- AAT-15 Glacier movement
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