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Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (5th Edition - Last updated on 02/19/2013)

♦ Category: Energy

IPCC: 1A3 - Fuel Combustion Activities - Transport
Sector: Transportation : Not Specified

♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Residual fuel oil

♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )

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● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 0 tonne of CO2 Emitted (0 tonne CO2 Eq.)
Basis: Calculation
Calculation: [Fuel combustion] * [Heat content] * [Fuel CO2 emission]
Reference: IPCC (2006). 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme, Eggleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T., and Tanabe K. (eds). Volume 2, Chapter 2: Stationary Combustion. Published: IGES, Japan. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/2_Volume2/V2_2_Ch2_Stationary_Combustion.pdf

● Activity level used in calculations —

Activity: Fuel combustion = 0 gal of Residual fuel oil
Basis: Data
Reference: EIA (2011). Energy Information Administration. Petroleum Navigator. Topics for Petroleum Consumption/Sales. Accessed online at: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_top.asp

● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —

Parameter: Fuel CO2 emission = 0.0751 g / btu
Reference: USEPA (2012). Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Regulation http://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/
Parameter: Heat content = 150,000 btu / gal
Reference: USEPA (2012). Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Regulation http://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/

● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity —

Amount: Not Applicable
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