Last reviewed on 12-01-2023

Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)

♦ Category: Energy

IPCC: 1A3c - Fuel Combustion Activities - Transport - Railways
Sector: Transportation : Rail

♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Distillate

♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )

► Year 2014 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 1,855,887 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (1,855,887 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 = 181,444,269 gal of Distillate
Basis: Data
Reference: EIA (2021). Energy Information Administration. Petroleum Navigator. Topics for Petroleum Consumption/Sales. Accessed online at: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_821usea_dcu_SCA_a.htm

● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —

Parameter: CO2 emission factor = 0.0741 g / btu
Reference: CARB Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Regulation. Subpart C of 40 CFR Part 98 (§§98.30 to 98.38). Available online at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/regulation/subpart_c_rule_part98.pdf
Parameter: Heat content = 138,000 btu / gal
Reference: CARB Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Regulation. Subpart C of 40 CFR Part 98 (§§98.30 to 98.38). Available online at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/regulation/subpart_c_rule_part98.pdf

● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —

Amount: 10,228 g (i.e. 10.23 kg) of CO2 per gal of Distillate