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Tracking Progress MR General Final 1
Tracking Progress MR General Final 1
special
report
on
factors
affecting
energy
efficiency
activity
for
47
large
industrial
companies
that
account
for
70
per
cent
of
Australias
industrial
energy
use.
Ms
Denis
said
the
report
found
there
had
been
emissions
reductions
across
all
sectors
of
the
economy
studied.
Further
opportunities
to
increase
emissions
reductions
also
exist
in
all
sectors,
led
by
land
(reducing
deforestation
and
increasing
forest
replanting),
power
(replacing
fossil
fuel
generation
with
more
renewables
and
gas),
industry
(increasing
uptake
of
energy
efficiency
and
decreasing
fugitive
emission
from
coal
mines),
and
buildings
(retrofitting
existing
commercial
buildings
in
particular).
Key
findings
of
the
ClimateWorks
Tracking
Progress
report
include:
Power
Recent
progress:
Emissions
intensity
of
power
generation
(the
amount
of
greenhouse
gases
emitted
for
each
unit
of
electricity
produced)
decreased
by
8
per
cent
from
2008-09
to
2012-13
and
power
emissions
have
fallen
by
13
per
cent
since
their
peak
in
2008-09.
Outlook
2020:
Strong
pipeline
of
renewable
energy
projects
and
a
slow-down
of
energy
demand
growth
is
expected,
which
would
deliver
32
per
cent
of
the
available
potential
as
identified
in
the
Low
Carbon
Growth
Plan
for
Australia.
Industry
Recent
progress:
Industrial
process
emissions
have
been
substantially
reduced
and
industrial
energy
efficiency
has
tripled
compared
to
historic
levels
leading
to
an
estimated
10
per
cent
improvement
in
emissions
intensity
of
industrial
production,
which
has
been
offset
by
large
increases
in
production.
Outlook
to
2020:
Across
the
board
improvements
expected.
Current
trend
would
deliver
57
per
cent
of
available
potential,
partly
offsetting
strong
growth
in
emissions
from
higher
future
production.
Buildings
Recent
progress:
The
energy
intensity
of
Australias
buildings
has
decreased
by
3
per
cent
between
2002-03
and
2010-11,
led
by
improvements
in
the
operation
of
buildings,
improved
energy
efficiency
standards,
more
efficient
appliances
and
distributed
energy.
However
these
improvements
have
been
offset
by
additional
buildings
and
increased
use
of
electricity
by
electronics
in
homes.
Outlook
to
2020:
Reversal
of
historic
growth
in
electricity
use
per
household,
and
distributed
energy
continuing
to
increase,
but
activity
in
commercial
buildings
is
limited.
Current
trend
would
deliver
30
per
cent
of
the
total
available
potential.
Land
and
waste
Recent
progress:
The
annual
area
deforested
has
halved
since
2003
and
the
total
area
of
plantations
has
increased
by
21
per
cent
over
the
decade.
These
emissions
reductions
have
completely
offset
growth
in
all
other
sectors
since
2002-03.
Outlook
to
2020:
Emissions
from
land
use
are
likely
to
increase
substantially
as
plantation
forests
are
harvested
and
not
replanted
and
there
are
no
further
reductions
in
deforestation
proposed.
Emissions
reduction
activity
is
expected
to
be
limited
to
8
per
cent
of
the
total
identified
potential.
Most
of
the
potential
for
future
activity
to
reduce
emissions
from
land-use
and
waste
is
dependent
on
certainty
of
future
revenues
from
government
initiatives.
For
further
information
about
ClimateWorks
Tracking
Progress
Towards
a
Low
Carbon
Economy
project
go
to:
http://www.climateworksaustralia.org
Media
Contact:
Aileen
Muldoon
0419
112
503
and
Luisa
Saccotelli
0400
149
901
*ClimateWorks
Australia
is
an
independent
not-for-profit
organisation,
founded
by
The
Myer
Foundation
and
Monash
University.
Its
mission
is
to
catalyse
action
to
substantially
reduce
Australias
greenhouse
emissions,
through
research
and
collaboration
to
drive
implementation.