Last reviewed on 12-01-2023

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

♦ Category: Energy

IPCC: 1A3di - Fuel Combustion Activities - Transport - Water-borne Navigation - International Water-borne Navigation (International Bunkers)
Sector: Transportation : Water-borne : International Marine Bunker Fuel

♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Distillate

♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )

► Year 2013 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 0 tonne of CO2 Excluded (0 tonne 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 = 0 gal of Distillate
Basis: Data
Reference: CARB (2016). Technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2014 inventory. See Discussion of emissions from water-borne transport available at: https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/pubs/reports/2000_2014/ghg_inventory_00-14_technical_support_document.pdf

● 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 excluded per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —

Amount: Not Applicable