Australia's record on energy efficiency has been woeful for decades, but that could be about to change
- Written by: Hugh Saddler, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
ShutterstockOver many years, Australia has barely increased the efficiency of its energy use. Energy consumption per dollar of GDP decreased by an average of only 1% per year from 2002-03 to 2018-19. Over the same period, energy consumption per person actually increased by an average of 0.2% per year.
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