Last reviewed on November 2, 2011 at 10:05
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(First Edition - Last updated on 11/19/2007)
♦ Category: Energy
IPCC: |
1A4b - Fuel Combustion Activities - Other Sectors - Residential |
Sector: |
Residential : Household Use |
♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Natural gas
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )
► Year 1990 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
27,663,131 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (27,663,131 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 = 505,353,752,398 scf of Natural gas |
Basis: |
Data |
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. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity —
Amount: |
54.7 g of CO2 per scf of Natural gas |