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 : Glass Containers |
♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Natural gas
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )
► Year 1990 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
714,984 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (714,984 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: |
Calculation |
Calculation: |
[Fuel combustion] * [Heat content] * [Fuel CO2 emission] |
Reference: |
Murtishaw, S., De La Rue du Can, S,. Price, L., Masanet, E., and Simcich, M. (2005). CALEB: California Energy Balance Database, September 12, 2005. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. |
● Activity level used in calculations —
Activity: |
Fuel combustion = 13,061,426,086 scf of Natural gas |
Basis: |
Data |
Reference: |
Ross, C. P. 2007. Personal communication between CA Air Resources Board staff and C. Philip Ross, Glass Industry Consulting International, consultant for the Glass Packaging Institute. October 11, 2007. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity —
Amount: |
54.7 g of CO2 per scf of Natural gas |