Source: The Age
New South Wales is home to the two largest CO2 emitting power stations in Australia, a worldwide survey has found.
According to the survey of 50,000 power stations around the world, NSW's Bayswater station at Muswellbrook, and Eraring near Lake Macquarie, are the worst emitters in the country.
Both emit 18.32 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
Fairfax newspapers has reported findings of the Carbon Monitoring for Action Database, compiled by Washington think tank the Centre for Global Development.
Among the database's other findings were that Australians produce 10 tonnes of CO2 per person through energy usage, compared to American's nine tonnes, and two tonnes for China.
Australia ranks seventh in terms of total CO2 emission from power stations, ahead of Italy, Britain, France and South Korea, the survey also found.
But the US is still the biggest emitter, producing 2.8 billion tonnes of CO2 a year.
China is number two at 2.7 billion tonnes.
The man behind the database, former World Bank executive David Wheeler, said he hoped the survey would motivate governments to take action in curbing carbon emissions.
"Information leads to action," he told Fairfax.
"We know this works for other forms of pollution and we believe it can work for greenhouse gas emission too."
Loy Yang near Traralgon in Victoria was Australia's third worst polluting power station, followed by Liddell in the Hunter Valley, and Gladstone in Queensland, Fairfax said.
