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 2008 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 5,284,797 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (5,284,797 tonnes CO2 Eq.)
Basis: Compilation
Calculation: Compilation of data from ARB's GHG Mandatory Reporting Program
Reference: CARB (2016). Technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2014 inventory. See Discussion of emissions from cement manufacturing 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: Clinker production = 9,421,352,000,000 g (i.e. 9.42 million tonnes)
Basis: Data
Reference: CARB (2021). Summary of 2008 to 2019 data from California's Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Program. Reported emissions are available at: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/mandatory-greenhouse-gas-emissions-reporting

● 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: 0.561 g of CO2 per g