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SoE2017: Transport sector greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions from the transport sector increased 26% between 2005 and 2016. Road transport, including passenger cars, was the main source of emissions at 10.1 MtCO₂e in 2016. -
SoE2017: Trackable waste recovered
Putrescible and organic wastes made up 46% of trackable wastes recovered for recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative use in Queensland in 2015–2016. -
SoE2017: Trackable waste landfilled
Solid and sludge wastes requiring special handling, categorised as high-level waste, made up 58% of trackable waste disposed to landfill in Queensland in 2015–2016. -
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: Threatened flora species numbers
The number of flora species listed as threatened (‘vulnerable’, ‘endangered’ or ‘extinct in the wild’) in Queensland increased by 275 between 2007 and 2017. -
SoE2017: Threatened fauna species numbers
The number of fauna species listed as threatened (’vulnerable’, ‘endangered’ or ‘extinct in the wild’) in Queensland increased by 79 between 2007 and 2017. -
SoE2017: Threatened fauna species habitat
A large proportion of pre-clear threatened fauna habitat remained in Queensland in 2015, however, the proportion varies greatly among bioregions and among fauna groups. -
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... -
SoE2017: Storm tide inundation
Storm tide inundations continue to impact the coast. -
SoE2017: Stationary energy sector greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions from the stationary energy sector increased by 14% between 2005 and 2016. This continues to be the highest source of Queensland’s emissions at 48% of total... -
SoE2017: Southern Oscillation Index
El Niño conditions prevailed in 2015 and at the start of 2016, followed by ENSO-neutral conditions for much of 2017. -
SoE2017: Sea surface temperature
Sea-surface temperatures in the Coral Sea and around northern Australia are about +1°C warmer on average than 100 years ago, with record warmth occurring in 2016. -
SoE2017: Sea level
Queensland’s sea levels are rising according to the historical tide gauge records. -
SoE2017: Riversleigh section of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites World...
The Riversleigh section of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites meets two World Heritage natural criteria: major stages of earth's history and ongoing geological processes. -
SoE2017: Queensland places in the National Heritage List
Since 2012, one Queensland place has been entered in the National Heritage List. There are 12 Queensland places on the National Heritage List. -
SoE2017: Queensland open house events
Since 2010, Open House events have been staged in 6 Queensland cities: beginning with Brisbane and expanding to Maryborough, Toowoomba, the Gold Coast, Bundaberg and, in 2017,... -
SoE2017: Queensland heritage places destroyed
No State Heritage Places were destroyed between 2012 and 2017, however 5 places destroyed prior to 2012 have been removed from the Queensland Heritage Register. -
SoE2017: Queensland heritage places
Since 2012, 93 Queensland Heritage Places have been entered in the Queensland Heritage Register. -
SoE2017: Pressures affecting riverine ecosystems
Sediment, nutrients and chemicals, and the loss of riparian forests are the major catchment pressures that broadly impact Queensland’s freshwater rivers but vary in their... -
SoE2017: Pressures affecting Queensland’s aquatic ecosystems
The pressures affecting Queensland's aquatic ecosystems vary depending on local conditions and land management use and practices.