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Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)

♦ Category: Energy

IPCC: 1A1cii - Fuel Combustion Activities - Energy Industries - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries - Other Energy Industries
Sector: Industrial : Transmission and Distribution : Natural Gas Pipelines

♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Natural gas

♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )

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► Year 2013 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 491,933 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (491,933 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 = 9,042,060,598 scf of Natural gas
Basis: Data
Reference: EIA (2021). Energy Information Administration. Natural Gas Navigator. Natural Gas Consumption by End Use. Accessed online at: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_cons_sum_dcu_SCA_a.htm

● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —

Parameter: CO2 emission factor = 0.053 g / btu
Reference: CARB Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Regulation. Subpart C of 40 CFR Part 98 (§§98.30 to 98.38). Available online at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/regulation/subpart_c_rule_part98.pdf
Parameter: Heat content = 1,026 btu / scf
Reference: EIA (2021). Energy Information Administration. State Energy Consumption, Price, and Expenditure Estimates (SEDS). Available online at: https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/seds-data-complete.php?sid=CA

● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —

Amount: 54.4 g of CO2 per scf of Natural gas