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City of Adelaide - Tracking city carbon emissions
Adelaide is a city that is geographically very small relative to the state average and has a high urban density. Its major emissions source is electricity consumption with the majority of this coming from commercial electricity consumption.
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| Source | SectorEmissions (t CO2e) | |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | Residential | 27 074 |
| Commercial | 372 480 | |
| Industrial | 5 474 | |
| Gas | Residential | 3 034 |
| Commercial | 69 917 | |
| Industrial | 0 | |
| Transport* | On road | 228 708 |
| Domestic air travel | 0 | |
| Waste | Landfill | 62 418 |
| Water | 1 473 | |
| Agriculture | 0 | |
| Land Use | 0 | |
Land Use data is not used in the chart nor the displayed total municipal emissions.
Transport activity data from
Google Environmental Insights Explorer (2018)
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Land area | 16 km2 |
| Population | 25 132 |
| Gross regional product | $ 18 597 926 000 |
| Climate zone | 5 |
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