Last reviewed on 12-01-2023

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

♦ Category: Energy

IPCC: 1B1 - Fugitive Emissions from Fuels - Solid Fuels
Sector: Commercial : Not Specified

♦ Activity: Fuel storage - Coal

♦ Greenhouse gas: Methane ( CH4 )

► Year 2013 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 0 tonne of CH4 Emitted (0 tonne CO2 Eq.)
Basis: Calculation
Calculation: [Fuel storage] * [Fuel storage CH4 emission]
Reference: CARB (2016). Technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2014 inventory. See Discussion of fugitive emissions from fuel storage available at: https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/pubs/reports/2000_2014/ghg_inventory_00-14_technical_support_document.pdf

● Activity level used in calculations —

Activity: Fuel storage = 0 ton of Coal
Basis: Data
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

● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —

Parameter: Fuel Storage CH4 emission = 463 g / ton
Reference: CARB (2016). Technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2014 inventory. See Discussion of fugitive emissions from fuel storage available at: https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/pubs/reports/2000_2014/ghg_inventory_00-14_technical_support_document.pdf
Constant: Global warming potential of CH4 = 25
Reference: IPCC (2007). Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Solomon S., Qin D., Manning M., Chen Z., Marquis M., Averyt K.B., Tignor M., and Miller H.L. (eds.). http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_synthesis_report.htm

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

Amount: Not Applicable