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 - Tires
♦ Greenhouse gas: Methane ( CH4 )
► Year 2006 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
62.29 tonnes of CH4 Emitted (1,557 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: |
Calculation |
Calculation: |
[Fuel combustion] * [Heat content] * [Fuel CH4 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 = 72,444 ton of Tires |
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 Unpublished Survey of Cement Manufacturers for 2006.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: |
860 g of CH4 per ton of Tires 21,496 g (i.e. 21.5 kg) of CO2eq. per ton of Tires |