Last reviewed on 12-01-2023

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

♦ Category: Energy

IPCC: 1B3 - Fugitive Emissions from Fuels - Geothermal Energy Production
Sector: Electricity Generation (In State) : Utility Owned

♦ Activity: Geothermal power - Geothermal

♦ Greenhouse gas: Methane ( CH4 )

► Year 2013 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 1,801 tonnes of CH4 Emitted (45,022 tonnes CO2 Eq.)
Basis: Compilation
Calculation: Compilation of Mandatory Reporting activity or emission values
Reference: CARB (2021). Summary of 2008 to 2019 data from California's Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Program. Reported emissions are available at: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/mandatory-greenhouse-gas-emissions-reporting

● Activity level used in calculations —

Activity: Geothermal power = 0 btu of Geothermal
Basis: Data
Reference: CARB (2021). Summary of 2008 to 2019 data from California's Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Program. Reported emissions are available at: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/mandatory-greenhouse-gas-emissions-reporting

● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —

Parameter: Not applicable
Constant: Global warming potential of CH4 = 25
Reference: IPCC (2007). Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Solomon S., Qin D., Manning M., Chen Z., Marquis M., Averyt K.B., Tignor M., and Miller H.L. (eds.). http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_synthesis_report.htm

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

Amount: Not Applicable