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SoE2017: Visibility-reducing particles
While the past decade has seen a downward trend in the number of days with reduced visibility throughout Queensland, significantly more days were affected in 2009 and 2011, and... -
SoE2017: Total annual greenhouse gas emissions
While Queensland’s greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 15% between 2005 and 2016, the state was the largest source of emissions in 2016 of all Australian... -
SoE2017: Fugitive emissions sector greenhouse gas emissions
Total fugitive emissions increased 79% between 2005 and 2016 in line with growing coal and gas production. -
SoE2017: Commercial and industrial waste recovered or recycled
Between 2015–2016 and 2016–2017, the amount of commercial and industrial waste recovered or recycled increased by 1,500t (0.1%) to 1.319 million tonnes. -
SoE2017: Commercial and industrial waste landfilled
The 1.443 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste landfilled in 2016–2017 was similar to the amounts reported in previous years. -
SoE2015: Trackable waste recovered
In 2014-2015, 52% of the trackable waste (by waste amount) recovered (which includes recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative use of the waste) in Queensland was in... -
SoE2015: Total annual greenhouse gas emissions
While Queensland's greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 18% between 2005 and 2014, the state was the largest source of emissions in 2014 of all Australian jurisdictions. -
SoE2015: Per capita waste generation
Adjusting for population levels, the amounts of waste landfilled per capita in all regions were roughly comparable. -
SoE2015: Nitrogen dioxide concentrations
Since 1993, there have been no exceedences of the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards and no clear trends over the past decade. -
SoE2015: Fugitive emissions sector greenhouse gas emissions
Total fugitive emissions increased 38% between 2005 and 2014 in line with increasing coal and gas production. -
SoE2015: Construction and demolition waste recovered or recycled
The amount of construction and demolition waste recovered rose from about 949,000 tonnes in 2011-2012 to about 1,807,000 tonnes in 2014-2015. -
SoE2015: Commercial and industrial waste recovered or recycled
The 1.069 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste recovered or recycled in 2014-2015 was a decrease of about 241,000 tonnes on the amount reported in 2013-2014. -
SoE2015: Commercial and industrial waste landfilled
The 1.518 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste landfilled in 2014-15 was similar to the amounts reported in previous years. -
SoE2020: Commercial and industrial waste recovered or recycled
The 1.60 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste recovered or recycled in 2018–19 was 16% greater than the amount reported in 2017–18. -
SoE2020: Per capita waste generation
Queensland households generated an average of 514kg of waste per capita in 2018–19. -
SoE2020: Nitrogen dioxide concentrations
Levels of nitrogen dioxide across Queensland are consistently well below the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure annual and 1-hour average standards of... -
SoE2020: Lead concentrations
Routine monitoring of lead in air is no longer undertaken in South East Queensland due to the low ambient concentrations following removal of lead in petrol. Lead monitoring... -
Litter auditing data from South West Queensland Litter Prevention Pilot Project
Litter auditing data gathered to catalogue and analyse the true extent of roadside littering in the nominated area. Data collection rounds relate to: Gathering baseline data... -
SoE2015: Household waste landfilled
The amount of domestic kerbside waste sent to landfill decreased from about 1.28 million tonnes in 2012-2013 to about 1.21 million tonnes in 2014-2015. -
SoE2017: Sulphur dioxide concentrations
Sulphur dioxide levels in all regions except for Mount Isa have met the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards. Occasional 1-hour and 24-hour...