The power sector in Australia emitted 656.4 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour (gCO2/KWh) of electricity generated in 2020. Projections show that in 2050, Australia's power sector will emit an estimated 98 gCO2/KWh.
Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Australia from 2020 to 2050
(in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour)
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Aurora Energy Research. (October 13, 2020). Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Australia from 2020 to 2050 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190081/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-australia/
Aurora Energy Research. "Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Australia from 2020 to 2050 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190081/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-australia/
Aurora Energy Research. (2020). Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Australia from 2020 to 2050 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190081/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-australia/
Aurora Energy Research. "Carbon Intensity Outlook of The Power Sector in Australia from 2020 to 2050 (in Grams of Co2 per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190081/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-australia/
Aurora Energy Research, Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Australia from 2020 to 2050 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190081/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-australia/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Carbon intensity outlook of the power sector in Australia from 2020 to 2050 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], Aurora Energy Research, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190081/carbon-intensity-outlook-of-australia/
