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Lake Macquarie

2021/22 municipal emissions snapshot

Electricity30%Source %

  • Residential 11%
  • Commercial 9%
  • Industrial 10%
  • Residential 37%
  • Commercial 29%
    • Retail Trade 10%
    • Healthcare 4%
    • Education & Training 3%
    • Other Services 3%
    • Public Administration 3%
    • Wholesale Trade 1%
    • Arts and Recreation 1%
    • Accommodation & Food 1%
    • Professional 1%
    • Administrative & Support 1%
    • Financial & Insurance 1%
  • Industrial 34%
    • Mining 19%
    • Manufacturing 10%
    • Construction 2%
    • Utilities 1%
    • Transport 1%
    • Agriculture 1%

Gas3%Source %

  • Residential 20%
  • Commercial 16%
    • Healthcare 4%
    • Retail Trade 3%
    • Accommodation & Food 2%
    • Education & Training 2%
    • Financial & Insurance 1%
    • Administrative & Support 1%
    • Other Services 1%
    • Professional 1%
    • Public Administration 1%
  • Industrial 64%
    • Manufacturing 56%
    • Utilities 6%
    • Mining 1%
    • Transport 1%

Transport22%Source %

  • On road 21%
  • Rail 1%
  • On road 99%
    • Freight 58%
    • Automotive 39%
    • Bus 1%
    • Motorcycle 1%
  • Rail 1%
    • Train 1%

Waste2%Source %

  • Landfill 75%
  • Water 25%

Fugitive40%Source %

  • Coal Mining 99%
  • Oil and Natural Gas 1%
Total municipal emissions
3 762 000
t CO2e
1m t CO₂e2m t CO₂e3m t CO₂e4m t CO₂e5m t CO₂e6m t CO₂e7m t CO₂e8m t CO₂e9m t CO₂e10m t CO₂e

Lake Macquarie is a city that is geographically small relative to the state average and has a high urban density. Its major emissions source is coal mining, due to the community’s coal mining within the municipal boundary. The second largest source of emissions is electricity consumption.

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Because the data is partially modelled, the Snapshot time series is not suitable for detailed tracking of emissions reductions or for tracking the impacts of specific programs. As the quality of available data continues to improve, so will the tracking capabilities of Snapshot in the future.

SourceSectorEmissions (t CO2e)
Electricity Residential423 000
Commercial325 000
Industrial385 000
Gas Residential22 000
Commercial17 000
Industrial69 000
Transport On road828 000
Rail4 000
Waste92 000
IPPU109 000
Fugitive1 488 000
Agriculture0
Land Use5 000

Land Use data is not used in the chart nor the displayed total municipal emissions.

Transport activity data from
Google Environmental Insights Explorer

Characteristics
Land area649 km2
Population215 285
Gross regional product$ 7 756 735 600
Climate zone5

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This report outlines the major sources of carbon emissions for the entire region (municipality, electorate, or state). Due to the approximate nature of the profile, the emission values are represented as rounded numbers. This report includes the following sources:

  • Stationary energy (grid supplied electricity/gas)
  • Transport (on-road use and domestic passenger air travel)
  • Waste (landfill and wastewater)
  • Agriculture (enteric fermentation, manure management and synthetic fertilizer use)
  • Land Use Change (land clearance and reforestation)
  • Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) (industrial processes, refrigerant use)

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