ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE-GAS COST-OF-LIVING FOR AUSTRALIA DURING 1993 94/

Living means consuming, and consuming requires producing consumer item s which causes depletion of non-renewable energy resources and emissio ns of greenhouse gases. Thus, in addition to direct energy use, househ olds indirectly require energy and greenhouse gases that are embodied in their purchases of consumer items. This study deals with the requir ements for energy and greenhouse gases in Australia during 1993/94 for different aspects of living and how these amounts vary with changing household characteristics. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights r eserved.