Last reviewed on November 2, 2011 at 09:14
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(First Edition - Last updated on 11/19/2007)
♦ Category: Industrial Processes and Product Use
IPCC: |
2D1 - Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use - Lubricant Use |
Sector: |
Transportation : Not Specified |
♦ Activity: Fuel consumption - Lubricants
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )
► Year 1990 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
645,824 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (645,824 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: |
Calculation |
Calculation: |
[Fuel consumption] * [Heat content] * (1 - [Proportion of carbon stored]) * [Fuel CO2 emission] |
Reference: |
Murtishaw, S., De La Rue du Can, S,. Price, L., Masanet, E., and Simcich, M. (2005). CALEB: California Energy Balance Database, September 12, 2005. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. |
● Activity level used in calculations —
Activity: |
Fuel consumption = 120,582,000 gal of Lubricants |
Basis: |
Data |
Reference: |
Murtishaw, S., De La Rue du Can, S,. Price, L., Masanet, E., and Simcich, M. (2005). CALEB: California Energy Balance Database, September 12, 2005. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
Parameter: |
Fuel CO2 emission = 0.0742 g / btu |
Reference: |
Murtishaw, S., De La Rue du Can, S,. Price, L., Masanet, E., and Simcich, M. (2005). CALEB: California Energy Balance Database, September 12, 2005. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. |
Parameter: |
Heat content = 144,405 btu / gal |
Reference: |
Murtishaw, S., De La Rue du Can, S,. Price, L., Masanet, E., and Simcich, M. (2005). CALEB: California Energy Balance Database, September 12, 2005. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. |
Parameter: |
Proportion of carbon stored = 0.5 |
Reference: |
Murtishaw, S., De La Rue du Can, S,. Price, L., Masanet, E., and Simcich, M. (2005). CALEB: California Energy Balance Database, September 12, 2005. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. |
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity —
Amount: |
5,356 g (i.e. 5.36 kg) of CO2 per gal of Lubricants |