Last reviewed on 12-01-2023
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
♦ Category: Energy
IPCC: |
1B3 - Fugitive Emissions from Fuels - Geothermal Energy Production |
Sector: |
Electricity Generation (In State) : Merchant Owned |
♦ Activity: Geothermal power - Geothermal
♦ Greenhouse gas: Nitrous oxide ( N2O )
► Year 2000 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
● Activity level used in calculations —
Activity: |
Geothermal power = 258,696,969,000,000 btu of Geothermal |
Basis: |
Data |
Reference: |
Schnapp, R. (2008). Data request (data submittal) between CARB and Robert Schnapp of the Energy Information Administration. Summer 2008. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —
Amount: |
0 g of N2O per btu of Geothermal 0 g of CO2eq. per btu of Geothermal |