Last reviewed on 12-01-2023
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
♦ Category: Energy
IPCC: |
1A2f - Fuel Combustion Activities - Manufacturing Industries and Construction - Non-Metallic Minerals |
Sector: |
Industrial : Manufacturing : Stone, Clay, Glass & Cement : Cement |
♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Coal
♦ Greenhouse gas: Nitrous oxide ( N2O )
► Year 2006 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
48.43 tonnes of N2O Emitted (14,433 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: |
Calculation |
Calculation: |
[Fuel combustion] * [Heat content] * [Fuel N2O 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 = 1,214,202 ton of Coal |
Basis: |
Data |
Reference: |
CARB (2008). Unpublished Survey of Cement Manufacturers for 2006. California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, April 2008. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —
Amount: |
39.9 g of N2O per ton of Coal 11,887 g (i.e. 11.89 kg) of CO2eq. per ton of Coal |