Last reviewed on 12-01-2023
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
♦ Category: Energy
IPCC: |
1A3aii - Fuel Combustion Activities - Transport - Civil Aviation - Domestic Aviation |
Sector: |
Transportation : Aviation : Domestic Air transport |
♦ Activity: Fuel combustion - Aviation gasoline
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )
► Year 2001 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
235,508 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (235,508 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 = 28,340,315 gal of Aviation gasoline |
Basis: |
Data |
Reference: |
Covert T. (2013). Data request between CARB and Theresa Covert, California State Board of Equalization, April 2013. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —
Amount: |
8,310 g (i.e. 8.31 kg) of CO2 per gal of Aviation gasoline |