Last reviewed on February 25, 2013 at 15:54
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(5th Edition - Last updated on 02/19/2013)
♦ Category: Energy
| IPCC: |
1A1ai - Fuel Combustion Activities - Energy Industries - Main Activity Electricity and Heat Production - Electricity Generation |
| Sector: |
Electricity Generation (Imports) : Unspecified Imports : Pacific Northwest |
♦ Activity: Electricity generation - Unspecified sources
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )
► Year 2000 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
| Amount: |
4,201,684 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (4,201,684 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
| Basis: |
Calculation |
| Calculation: |
[Electricity Generation] * [CO2 emission factor] |
| Reference: |
ARB (2012). Upcoming technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2010 inventory. Specific questions may be directed to ARB staff, see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/contacts.htm |
● Activity level used in calculations —
| Activity: |
Electricity generation = 21,460,789,457 kWh of Unspecified sources |
| Basis: |
Data |
| Reference: |
ARB (2012). Upcoming technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2010 inventory. Specific questions may be directed to ARB staff, see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/contacts.htm |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
| Parameter: |
CO2 emission factor = 196 g / kwh |
| Reference: |
ARB (2012). Upcoming technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2010 inventory. Specific questions may be directed to ARB staff, see: http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/contacts.htm |
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity —
| Amount: |
196 g of CO2 per kWh of Unspecified sources |
