Global Warming and Households
Almost every human activity has greenhouse emissions associated with it.
Australian households generate almost one-fifth of Australia's greenhouse gases - approximately 20 tonnes per household, per year. We hold the unenviable record of contributing more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere per person than any other nation on Earth.
We do this through everyday activities such as transport, household energy use and the decay of household waste in landfills. Even using water contributes to greenhouse emissions due to the energy needed to extract, process and pump it the long distances from the reservoirs to our homes.
How much greenhouse gas emissions do households in Perth's southeast produce and what are the main offenders?
All up, the average household in Perth's southeast is contributing approximately 20 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions to the Greenhouse Effect each year. The biggest offender is the family car, producing 6 tonnes for every 20,000 kms travelled. In the home the main culprits are the hot water system, artificial heating and cooling, and refrigeration.
