4602.0.55.001 - Environmental Issues: Energy Use and Conservation, Mar 2008 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/11/2008  First Issue
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INTRODUCTION

This chapter describes the type and number of appliances present in Australian households. While household appliances such as refrigerators, separate freezers, dishwashers etc. only account for about 30% of total energy consumption, they account for 53% of residential greenhouse gas emissions (DEWHA 2007).







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