Last reviewed on November 2, 2011 at 09:14
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(First Edition - Last updated on 11/19/2007)
♦ Category: Industrial Processes and Product Use
IPCC: |
2G4 - Other Product Manufacture and Use - Other (Please specify) |
Sector: |
Industrial : Not Specified |
♦ Activity: CO2 consumption -
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )
► Year 1990 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
129,423 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (129,423 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: |
Calculation |
Calculation: |
[US CO2 emissions from CO2 consumption] * [California CO2 production capacity] / [National CO2 production capacity] |
Reference: |
CEC (2002). Inventory of California Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-1999. Publication #600-02-001F. November 2002. California Energy Commission, Sacramento. http://www.energy.ca.gov/reports/600-02-001F/2002-09-14_600-02-001F.PDF |
● Activity level used in calculations —
Activity: |
|
Basis: |
None |
Reference: |
Not Applicable. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
Parameter: |
California CO2 production capacity = 2,315 tonne / day |
Reference: |
SRI (1990, 1992, 1993, 1995-96, 1998). Directory of Chemical Producers, USA, SRI Consulting, 1990, 1992, 1993,1995-96,1998 -- National & State CO2 Production Capacity Data. Accessed online in June 2007, at: http://www.sriconsulting.com/DCP/Public/ |
Parameter: |
National CO2 production capacity = 25,042 tonne / day |
Reference: |
SRI (1990, 1992, 1993, 1995-96, 1998). Directory of Chemical Producers, USA, SRI Consulting, 1990, 1992, 1993,1995-96,1998 -- National & State CO2 Production Capacity Data. Accessed online in June 2007, at: http://www.sriconsulting.com/DCP/Public/ |
Parameter: |
US CO2 emissions from CO2 consumption = 1,400,000,000,000 g (i.e. 1.4 million tonnes) |
Reference: |
USEPA (2007). Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2005. United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA 430-R-07-002. April 15, 2007. Washington DC. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usgginv_archive.html |
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity —