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 - Wood (wet)
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide from biogenic sources ( CO2 )
► Year 1990 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
5,956,198 tonnes of CO2 From biogenic materials (5,956,198 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 —
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
Parameter: |
Fuel CO2 emission = 0.0938 g / btu |
Reference: |
USEPA (2007). Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2005. United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA 430-R-07-002. Annex 2.1 (Tables A-31, A-32, A-35, and A-36). April 15, 2007. Washington DC. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usgginv_archive.html |
Parameter: |
Heat content = 8,000,000 btu / ton |
Reference: |
EIA (2007). Energy Information Administration. Form EIA-906 Database: Monthly Utility Power Plant Database. CA Air Resources Board staff used the average value (rounded to 1 significant digit) of values for Utility Power Plant Wood. Available online at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/eia906u.html |
● Greenhouse gas from biogenic materials per unit activity —
Amount: |
750,387 g (i.e. 750.39 kg) of CO2 per ton of Wood (wet) |