Last reviewed on February 25, 2013 at 15:57
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(5th Edition - Last updated on 02/19/2013)
♦ Category: Energy
| IPCC: |
1A3di - Fuel Combustion Activities - Transport - Water-borne Navigation - International Water-borne Navigation (International Bunkers) |
| Sector: |
Transportation : Water-borne : International : Transit (CA waters) |
♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Residual fuel oil
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )
► Year 2000 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
| Amount: |
421,385 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (421,385 tonnes 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 = 37,406,532 gal of Residual fuel oil |
| Basis: |
Data |
| Reference: |
ARB (2007). Technical Support Document to the Proposed Regulations to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Auxiliary Engines on Ocean-Going Vessels While At Berth at a California Port (December 6, 2007). Appendix B: Hotelling Emissions Estimation Methodology for Ship Auxiliary Engines in California. CA Air Resources Board. Available online at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2007/shorepwr07/appb.pdf |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity —
| Amount: |
11,265 g (i.e. 11.27 kg) of CO2 per gal of Residual fuel oil |
