1. Coal Brown: Data

What is Mt CO₂-e? Emissions are a combination of gases. Most are Carbon Dioxide (CO₂). The other gases are measured as a Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO₂-e) based on the amount of heat they trap in the atmosphere. They’re measured in Million Tonnes (Mt).

Electricity: Coal (Brown)

Year 2014-15 - Tonnes CO₂-e - Megawatt Hour

Australia

Source: CER via OnlyFacts

Data

History - Tonnes CO₂-e - Megawatt Hour

Australia

YEAR

t CO₂-e

MWh

Intensity

2014-15 62,939,628 51,019,102 1.218
2015-16 61,007,904 48,849,988 1.235
2016-17 54,552,873 43,631,589 1.237
2017-18 44,096,204 36,061,308 1.211
2018-19 41,829,841 34,536,408 1.199
2019-20 39,895,894 33,704,245 1.172
2020-21 40,290,552 34,112,391 1.170
2021-22 38,903,375 32,557,896 1.183
2022-23 37,782,397 31,501,256 1.189

Source: CER via OnlyFacts

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