In 2021, the emissions intensity from electricity generation in Australia amounted to around 526.9 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour. This was a decrease in emissions intensity compared to the previous year.
Emissions intensity from electricity generation in Australia from 2012 to 2021 (in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour)
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Ember. (March 29, 2022). Emissions intensity from electricity generation in Australia from 2012 to 2021 (in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299717/australia-emissions-intensity-from-electricity-generation/
Ember. "Emissions intensity from electricity generation in Australia from 2012 to 2021 (in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299717/australia-emissions-intensity-from-electricity-generation/
Ember. (2022). Emissions intensity from electricity generation in Australia from 2012 to 2021 (in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299717/australia-emissions-intensity-from-electricity-generation/
Ember. "Emissions Intensity from Electricity Generation in Australia from 2012 to 2021 (in Grams of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299717/australia-emissions-intensity-from-electricity-generation/
Ember, Emissions intensity from electricity generation in Australia from 2012 to 2021 (in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299717/australia-emissions-intensity-from-electricity-generation/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Emissions intensity from electricity generation in Australia from 2012 to 2021 (in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], Ember, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299717/australia-emissions-intensity-from-electricity-generation/