Energy and Climate Change - The Impacts
The Earth's climate has changed over the last century. Increases in average temperatures have been seen around the globe and there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed in the last 50 years is due to human activities.
While climate change is a global issue, it will affect us all.
Climate change has the potential to adversely affect our environment, our communities and our economy unless we take action now to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the impacts. In our lifetimes, we could see negative impacts on our weather, environment, health and cost of living.
Some of the current and potential further impacts of climate change include:- more bushfires
- less rain
- less snow
- shifting coastlines
- declining health
- higher insurance
By far the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions is from energy generation and use, accounting for around 53% of greenhouse gas emissions in Victoria were from power stations.
Over 90% of Victoria's energy is produced from brown coal:
www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/greenhouse-gas-emissions.
Monash households use more gas and electricity than the state average:
Making changes at home can help change our future. Energy efficiency is the easiest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at home.
Last updated: 29 March 2011
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