Last reviewed on 12-01-2023
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
♦ Category: Energy
IPCC: |
1A3aii - Fuel Combustion Activities - Transport - Civil Aviation - Domestic Aviation |
Sector: |
Transportation : Aviation : Domestic Air transport |
♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Aviation gasoline
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )
► Year 2014 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
132,200 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (132,200 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: |
Calculation |
Calculation: |
[Fuel combustion] * [Heat content] * [Fuel CO2 emission] |
Reference: |
IPCC (2006). 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme, Eggleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T., and Tanabe K. (eds). Volume 2, Chapter 2: Stationary Combustion. Published: IGES, Japan. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/2_Volume2/V2_2_Ch2_Stationary_Combustion.pdf |
● Activity level used in calculations —
Activity: |
Fuel combustion = 15,908,566 gal of Aviation gasoline |
Basis: |
Data |
Reference: |
CDTFA (2022). [Formerly referred to as Board of Equalization (BOE)]. California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. Fuel Taxes Statistics & Reports - Motor Vehicle Fuel. Accessed online at: https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/taxes-and-fees/spftrpts.htm |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —
Amount: |
8,310 g (i.e. 8.31 kg) of CO2 per gal of Aviation gasoline |