Last reviewed on 12-01-2023
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
♦ Category: Industrial Processes and Product Use
IPCC: |
2A1 - Mineral Industry - Cement Production |
Sector: |
Industrial : Manufacturing : Stone, Clay, Glass & Cement : Cement |
♦ Activity: Clinker production -
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )
► Year 2007 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
Amount: |
5,658,736 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (5,658,736 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: |
Compilation |
Calculation: |
([Clinker Production] * [Clinker CO2 Emission Factor]) * [Cement Kiln Dust Adjustment factor] |
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). Vol.3, Chap. 2: Mineral Industry. Published: IGES, Japan. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/3_Volume3/V3_2_Ch2_Mineral_Industry.pdf |
● Activity level used in calculations —
Activity: |
Clinker production = 10,878,000,000,000 g (i.e. 10.88 million tonnes) |
Basis: |
Data |
Reference: |
USGS (various years). Minerals Yearbook: The Mineral Industry of California. California Dept. of Conservation, California Geological Survey/U.S. Geological Survey. (See: Crushed Stone). Accessed online at: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/stone_crushed/ |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
Parameter: |
Cement Kiln Dust Adjustment Factor = 1.02 |
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). Vol.3, Chap. 2: Mineral Industry. Published: IGES, Japan. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/3_Volume3/V3_2_Ch2_Mineral_Industry.pdf |
Parameter: |
Clinker CO2 emission factor = 0.51 g / g |
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). Vol.3, Chap. 2: Mineral Industry. Published: IGES, Japan. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/pdf/3_Volume3/V3_2_Ch2_Mineral_Industry.pdf |
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —
Amount: |
0.52 g of CO2 per g |