Last reviewed on November 2, 2011 at 10:04
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(First Edition - Last updated on 11/19/2007)
♦ Category: Energy
IPCC: |
1A2f - Fuel Combustion Activities - Manufacturing Industries and Construction - Non-Metallic Minerals |
Sector: |
Industrial : Manufacturing : Stone, Clay, Glass & Cement : Cement |
♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Tires
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide from biogenic sources ( CO2 )
► Year 1990 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
8,037 tonnes of CO2 From biogenic materials (8,037 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: |
Calculation |
Calculation: |
[Fuel combustion] * [Proportion of renewables] * [Heat content] * [Fuel CO2 emission] |
Reference: |
ARB (2009). Technical Support Document for California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and 1990 Emissions Level. California Air Resources Board. (March 2009). Available online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/doc/methods_v1/ghg_inventory_technical_support_document.pdf |
● Activity level used in calculations —
Activity: |
Fuel combustion = 14,435 ton of Tires |
Basis: |
Data |
Reference: |
O'Hare, A. T. (2007). Personal communication between CA Air Resources Board Staff and Andrew T. O'Hare of the Portland Cement Association, Washington, DC. http://www.cement.org/ |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
● Greenhouse gas from biogenic materials per unit activity —
Amount: |
556,818 g (i.e. 556.82 kg) of CO2 per ton of Tires |