Welcome to the Pollution Prevention Program's Greenhouse Gas Calculator.

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 Welcome to the Pollution Prevention Program's Greenhouse Gas Calculator.

Calculator Purpose. EPA’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Program developed this GHG calculator tool to help the program, its grantees, and its partner
the GHG emission reductions from the P2 activities undertaken by P2 Program participants. This tool converts standard metrics for electricity, green
fuel use, chemical use, water use, and materials management into metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, MTCO 2e, using standard national conve
factors. The Program believes that using the GHG calculator will enhance the consistency and transparency of its reporting. The tool cross-referen
GHG tools and models. Note that this tool does not calculate an entity's GHG footprint, which is a measure of the entire GHG emissions for all its op
nor does it serve as an inventory of past years' footprints. The World Resources Institute and The Climate Registry offer recognized GHG inventories
guidance for this purpose.

The Calculator is Organized by Tabs. The calculator has a tab for each of the following means of reducing GHG emissions:
- Electricity Conservation: GHG reductions from electricity conservation
- Green Energy: GHG reductions from switching to green energy sources
- Stationary Source: GHG reductions from reduced fuel use or substitution of greener fuels for stationary sources
- Mobile Sources: GHG reductions from reduced fuel use or substitution of greener fuels for mobile sources
- Greening Chemistry: GHG reductions from reduced use of high global-warming-potential (GWP) chemicals
- Water Conservation: GHG reductions from reduced water use
- Materials Management (under construction): GHG reductions from extending the life of secondary materials

The Calculator Aggregates Results. Each tab in the tool aggregates (totals) all project results for its subject area (e.g., the "Electricity Conservatio
aggregates all project results for electricity conservation). The Aggregate tab (after the Welcome tab) aggregates results per project from all tabs (e.
Aggregate tab totals all results for Project 1, covering results from electricity conservation, green energy, etc.).

The Calculator Provides Examples. A yellow row in each tab shows an illustrative example. The example describes sample input data and samp
conversions to GHG emission reductions supplied by the tool.

The Calculator Uses MTCO2e as a Measure, which is a P2 Program Measure. The unit "CO2e" represents an amount of GHGs whose global war
potential (GWP) is standardized to that of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is assigned a value of 1. GWP describes the ability of a unit of gas emitted in
to trap heat in the atmosphere over a timeframe (100 years, as selected by the International Panel on Climate Change). This tool uses standard repo
procedures of the United Nations to calculate the GWP of various greenhouse gases, procedures which account for the fate of the emitted gas and t
that remains in the atmosphere over time.

The P2 program began using the GHG measure, million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e), in 2008. It set its first program-wide p
target for that measure in 2009. The target applies to both P2 Headquarters and Regional programs. As of 2010, the P2 Program has replaced its
strategic measure with the GHG strategic measure, so P2 Program participants reporting outcome results will need to report GHG emission reductio
note: While it is not mandatory for grantees or other P2 centers to use EPA’s GHG calculator tool to report
environmental performance results, EPA encourages grantees and others to use this GHG calculator to enhance the consistency and transparency
of reported results from grants and other partners.

Relationship of Tabs to International Categorization of GHG emissions.

The 1997 Kyoto Protocol, and ISO standard 14064, organize an entity's GHG footprint into three categories of GHG emissions:
• Scope I - Direct emissions: Emissions produced on-site (e.g. a boiler or a generator at an office building).
• Scope II- Indirect emissions: Produced off-site for something used by the entity (e.g. purchased electricity).
• Scope III- Other Indirect emissions: Things such as company travel, paper use, and contractor activity.

This tool does not evaluate or record the scope of emissions. For those interested, this tool will calculate emissions that relate to all scope levels. F
on site, fuel used for a plane/vehicle owned by the company, and chemical engineering changes made on site (to be addressed in the materials man
tab under construction) would relate to Scope 1 emissions. Electricity conservation, green energy, Renewable Energy Certificates, and water conse
(measures energy used off site for water used on site) would relate to Scope II emissions. Fuel for vehicles, planes, or equipment not owned by the
and the purchase of chemicals with lower global-warming potential would relate to Scope III
emissions.

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 Aggregated GHG Reductions by Category and Project
This tab calculates the GHG saving results per project from all tabs. To name a project, enter the project name in the first column. The name entered will appear automatically as the
project name on all other tabs. For example, if Project 1 is named "Line 2 Upgrade", the Project 1 field in all tabs will be populated as "Line 2 Upgrade".

Materials
Electricity Stationary Greening Water Management
Green Energy Mobile Sources Total by project Total by project
Conservation Sources Chemistry Conservation (under
construction)
Reduction in
Reduction in Reduction in Reduction in Reduction in Reduction in Reduction in Reduction in Reduction in Million Metric
Metric Tons of Metric Tons of Metric Tons of Metric Tons of Metric Tons of Metric Tons of Metric Tons of Metric Tons of Tons of Carbon
Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Dioxide
Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent
(MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e)* (MMTCO2e)**
Aggregate (All Projects) 165.532 - - 440.921 - 6.518 - 612.971 0.001

Project 1 165.532 - - 440.921 - 6.518 - 612.971 0.001

Project 2 - - - - - - - - -
Project 3 - - - - - - - - -
Project 4 - - - - - - - - -
Project 5 - - - - - - - - -
Project 6 - - - - - - - - -
Project 7 - - - - - - - - -
Project 8 - - - - - - - - -
Project 9 - - - - - - - - -
Project 10 - - - - - - - - -

Category Description
Electricity Conservation GHG reductions from electricity conservation or reduced use of energy.
Green Energy GHG reductions from switching to greener or renewable energy sources.
Stationary Sources GHG reductions from reduced fuel use in stationary combustion sources.
Mobile Sources GHG reductions from reduced fuel use or substitution to greener fuels in mobile or transportation sources.
Greening Chemistry GHG reductions from reduced use of high global-warming-potential (GWP) chemicals.
Water Conservation GHG reductions from reduced water use.
Materials Management
(under construction) GHG reductions from considering the lifecycle GHG impact of materials used.

Notes:
* Reporting units for Regional ACS (Annual Commitment System) P2 performance measure (Column I) are Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (MTCO2e)
** Reporting units for National P2 program performance measure (Column J) are Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (MMTCO2e)

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 Electricity Conservation: GHG Savings from Electricity Conservation

Type of Electricity Conservation Electricity Conservation CFL Bulbs Other

Select a state or U.S. National to apply the state's emission factor or the national If using another calculator to provide results,
emissions factor. Enter the annual amount of electricity conserved and choose unit from Same directions as for the Electricity Conservation please provide your methodology and source in
How to use this tab: the drop-down menu. The next column converts all units to kWh. The final column columns.
this section and enter in your values below.
Instructions to obtain MTCO2e displays the reduction in MTCO2e.
MTCO2e = Electricity conserved * (kWh/user-specified units) * (national or state value MTCO2e = Number of bulbs * (49 kwh per year/
of the eGRID non-baseload output emission rate [MTCO2e/kWh]) bulb) * (national or state value of the eGRID non-
baseload output emission rate, expressed in
MTCO2e/kWh)

National rate: 0.000709 MTCO2e/kWh The rest of the description is the same as for
State rate: (0.000071 to 0.001131 MTCO2e/kWh) Electricity Conservation.

For national and state formulas and details see Notes below.

Both national and state versions of the rate (the eGRID non-baseload output emission
rate) cover three gases: CO2 emissions factor (MTCO2e/kWh) + CH4 emissions factor
(MTCO2e/kWh) + N2O emissions factor (MTCO2e/kWh).

Calculation Description
State or Unit GHG Reduction Number of CFL bulbs GHG Reduction GHG Reduction
Electricity Conserved Electricity Conserved
U.S. reported (MTCO2e) replacing conventional (MTCO2e) Input (MTCO2e)
(Input value) (kwh)
(Select) (Select) bulbs
GQ Co. worked with a facility in North Carolina that has conserved 10,000 kwh of GQ Co. replaced a total of 1,000 conventional
electricity through a conservation activity. lightbulbs with CFL bulbs in 8 NC facilities during
one year.
Example
NC 10,000 kwh 10,000 8.464 1,000 41.472

Total Input- All Projects 167,611 165.532 - - - -

Project 1 IA 167,611 kwh 167,611 165.532 -

Project 2 - - -
Project 3 - - -
Project 4 - - -
Project 5 - - -
Project 6 - - -
Project 7 - - -
Project 8 - - -
Project 9 - - -
Project 10 - - -

Color Key
User enters value
User selects option from drop-
down menu
Do not change- calculation

Notes and Sources

SOURCE
NOTES (refer to Reference &
Justification tab)

(a) Source 1: U.S. EPA,

Clean Energy. "eGRID
2012 Version 1.0." May
2012.
The non-baseload output emissions rate (0.000692 MTCO2e/kWh) simulates the mix of generation sources that are displaced (b) Source 2: US EPA,
Electricity Conservation due to changes in energy demand, and accounts for seasonal and daily variations in energy use. This rate does not, Downloadable
(National and State) however, account for the 7-9% loss of electricity that occurs during transmission. We decided to forego accounting for Document: "Unit
transmission loss to bring our emission rate closer to EPA's National Marginal Carbon Emissions Factor which, at 0.0019 Conversions, Emissions
MMTCE/BillionkWh (0.000697 MTCO2e/kWh), is lower than the eGRID non-baseload emissions factor. EPA's Climate Factors, and Other
Reference Data, 2004."
Protection Partnership Division developed the National Marginal Carbon Emission Factor. Table I, Page 1.

See tab "ElectricityEFs" for national or state non-baseload emissions factors from eGRID

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 SOURCE
(refer to Reference &
NOTES Justification tab)

(a) Source 1: U.S. EPA,

Clean Energy. "eGRID
2012 Version 1.0." May
2012.
CFL Bulbs
Assumes conventional 60w incandescent bulb is used 3 hours per day. (b) Source 2: US EPA,
Downloadable
Document: "Unit
Conversions, Emissions
Factors, and Other
Reference Data, 2004."
Table I, Page 1.
(c) Source 3: Energy
Star Program, 'Savings
Calculator,' 2011.

DETAILED DERIVATION OF NATIONAL AND STATE CONVERSION FACTORS

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 Green Energy: GHG Savings from Shifting to Green Energy Sources
This tab calculates GHG emission reductions that result from substituting green power for conventional power. In line with EPA's Green Power Partnership Program, this tool defines green power as
sources producing electricity with an environmental profile superior to conventional power and producing no GHG emissions. This includes sources built since 1997 relying on solar, wind, geothermal
(earth’s heat), low-impact biomass, low-impact small hydro-electric sources, biodiesel, and fuel cells. For example, geothermal heat pumps qualify as green power because geothermal heat is used in place
of electricity. This excludes large hydro sources and those built prior to 1997. The tool calculates the switch to green power the same as electricity conservation, which is a positive value of avoided GHG
emissions from fossil fuels.

This tab also calculates reductions from renewable energy certificates (RECs) purchased to offset emissions from conventional electricity. Known as green tags, green energy certificates, or tradable
renewable certificates, RECs are tradable market instruments sold separately from the electricity itself, which prove 1 MWh of electricity was from a renewable source. The Program strongly encourages
but does not require purchasing green power products certified by an independent third party as a matter of best practice.
RECs, like electricity conservation and green energy, reduce a facility's Scope 2 indirect emissions, under international standards for reporting GHG emissions.

Green Energy Green Energy Electricity Displacing Fossil Fuel Energy Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
Select a state or U.S. National to apply a state emissions factor or national U.S. Select a state or U.S. National to apply a state
emissions factor. Enter annual amount of green electricity used, and choose unit from emissions factor or national U.S. emissions factor.
the drop-down menu. The column "GHG Reduction" converts the unit into MTCO2e. Enter the volume of REC in kWh. The column
"GHG Reduction" converts the unit into MTCO2e.
How to use this tab:
Instructions to obtain MTCO2e
MTCO2e = Electricity conserved * (kWh/user-specified units) * (national or state value MTCO2e = Electricity conserved * (kWh/user-
of the eGRID non-baseload output emission rate, expressed as MTCO2e/kWh) specified units) * (national or state value of the
eGRID non-baseload output emission rate,
expressed as MTCO2e/kWh)
National
value of rate: 0.000692 MTCO2e/kwh The description of the calculation is the same as
State value of rate: differs by state for Green Energy Electricity Displacing Fossil Fuel
Energy.
For a detailed derivation of national conversion factors, see Notes below, where the
formulas are presented with actual rates filled in.

Both national and state versions of the rate (the eGRID non-baseload output emission
rate) cover three gases: CO2 emissions factor (MTCO2e/kWh) + CH4 emissions factor
(MTCO2e/kWh) + N2O emissions
factor (MTCO2e/kwh).

See Notes below for more detailed information.

Calculation Description
Unit Electricity Consumed
State or Electricity Consumed reported from Renewable Energy GHG Reduction Volume of Certificate GHG Reduction
U.S. from Renewable Energy (Select) (kwh) (MTCO2e) Purchased (MTCO2e)
(Select) (Input value) (kwh)

GQ Co. installed 2 wind turbines in NY producing 10,000 kWh annually.

Example
NY 20,000 kwh 20,000 11.787

Total Input- All Projects - - - -

Project 1 therms - - -
Project 2 - - -
Project 3 - - -
Project 4 - - -
Project 5 - - -
Project 6 - - -
Project 7 - - -
Project 8 - - -
Project 9 - - -
Project 10 - - -

Color Key
User enters value
User selects option from drop-down
menu
Do not change- calculation

Notes and Sources

 NOTES SOURCE INFO

(a) Source 1: U.S. U.S.

The non-baseload output emissions rate (0.000692 MTCO2e/kWh) simulates the mix of generation sources that are displaced
EPA, Clean Energy.
due to changes in energy demand, and accounts for seasonal and daily variations in energy use. This rate does not, "eGRID 2012 Version
however, account for the 7-9% loss of electricity that occurs during transmission. We decided to forego accounting for 1.0." May 2012.
Electricity conserved by transmission loss to bring our emission rate closer to EPA's National Marginal Carbon Emissions Factor which, at 0.0019 (b) Source 2: US EPA,
renewable energy MMTCE/BillionkWh (0.000697 MTCO2e/kWh), is lower than the eGRID non-baseload emissions factor. EPA's Climate Downloadable
(National and State) Protection Partnership Division developed the National Marginal Carbon Emission Factor. Document: "Unit
Conversions, Emissions
See tab "Electricity EFs" for national or state non-baseload emissions factors from eGRID.
Factors, and Other
Reference Data, 2004."
Table I, Page 1.

NOTES SOURCE INFO

(a) Source 1: U.S. U.S.

EPA, Clean Energy.
"eGRID 2012 Version
1.0." May 2012.
In this case, the Renewable Energy Certificates are reported directly as MTCO2E. Thus, the input value will be the same as (b) Source 2: US EPA,
Renewable Energy Certificate
Downloadable
(REC) the tool's output. Document: "Unit
Conversions, Emissions
Factors, and Other
Reference Data, 2004."
Table I, Page 1.
or conventional power. In line with EPA's Green Power Partnership Program, this tool defines green power as
er and producing no GHG emissions. This includes sources built since 1997 relying on solar, wind, geothermal
nd fuel cells. For example, geothermal heat pumps qualify as green power because geothermal heat is used in place
alculates the switch to green power the same as electricity conservation, which is a positive value of avoided GHG

d to offset emissions from conventional electricity. Known as green tags, green energy certificates, or tradable
electricity itself, which prove 1 MWh of electricity was from a renewable source. The Program strongly encourages
party as a matter of best practice.
emissions, under international standards for reporting GHG emissions.

Green Energy Other

If using another calculator to provide results,
please provide your methodology and source in
this section and enter your values below.
How to use this tab:
Instructions to obtain MTCO2e

Calculation Description

GHG Reduction
Input (MTCO2e)

Example

Total Input- All Projects - -

Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Project 4
Project 5
Project 6
Project 7
Project 8
Project 9
Project 10

Color Key
User enters value
User selects option from drop-down
menu
Do not change- calculation

Notes and Sources

 Stationary Sources: GHG Savings from Using Less Fuel and Greener Fuels
This tab calculates GHG reductions from reduced stationary source fuel use as well as fuel substitutions. To record a net fuel substit
for the quantity of fuel which has been discontinued. The tab is organized by the carbon-emissions intensity of fuels, from highest to

Fuel Anthracite Coal Bituminous Coal Sub-Bituminous Coa

Enter number of tons of bituminous coal Enter number of tons of sub-bitumin

How to use this tab: Enter number of tons of anthracite coal conserved. "GHG
conserved. "GHG Reduction" converts the units conserved. "GHG Reduction" conve
Instructions to obtain MTCO2e Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e.
into MTCO2e. into MTCO2e.

MTCO2e = Input Volume (metric tons) * (2,128.82 MTCO2e = Input Volume (metric ton
MTCO2e = Input Volume (metric tons) * (2,373.29 kg
kg CO2e /metric ton) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg kg CO2e / metric ton) * (1 MTCO2e
CO2e / metric ton) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
Calculation Description CO2e) CO2e)
See notes below for emission factor derivation.
See notes below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor
 Example

GHG Reduction Bituminous Coal GHG Reduction Sub-Bituminous Coal

Anthracite Coal Reduced
(MTCO2e) Reduced (MTCO2e) Reduced
(metric tons)
(metric tons) (metric tons)
Total Input- All Projects - - - - -

Project 1 - -
Project 2 - -
Project 3 - -
Project 4 - -
Project 5 - -
Project 6 - -
Project 7 - -
Project 8 - -
Project 9 - -
Project 10 - -

Color Key
User enters value
User selects option from drop-down
menu
Do not change- calculation

Notes and Sources

The following notes show calculations used to derive emission factors for the 'Stationary Sources' worksheet. In general, CO2 emission rates are combined with emission rates for CH4 an
included (e.g., BTU to therm) in the calculations.
FUEL
EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION
Units Global Warming Potentials
 Heat Content HHV
25.09 (mmBtu/ton)
CO2 Content Coefficient
103.54 (kg CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
11 CH4/mmBtu)
Commercial Sector (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
ANTHRACITE COAL Emissions Factor (g
1.6 N2O/mmBtu) (b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess

CO2 emission rate

2,597.82 (kg /ton) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
0.28 (kg/ton) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
0.04 (kg/ton) 310 N2O

2,373.29 CO2e emission rate (kg/metric ton)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content HHV
24.93 (mmBtu/ton)
CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
93.40 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
11 CH4/mmBtu)
BITUMINOUS COAL Commercial Sector (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
Emissions Factor (g
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess
1.6 N2O/mmBtu)
 BITUMINOUS COAL (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr

(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess

CO2 emission rate

2,328.46 (kg/ton) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
0.27 (kg/ton) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
0.04 (kg/ton) 310 N2O

2,128.82 CO2e emission rate (kg/metric ton)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content HHV
17.25 (mmBtu/ton)
CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
97.02 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
11 CH4/mmBtu)
SUB-BITUMINOUS COAL Commercial Sector (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
Emissions Factor (g
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess
1.6 N2O/mmBtu)

CO2 emission rate

1,673.60 (kg/ton) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
0.19 (kg/ton) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
0.03 (kg/ton) 310 N2O

1,529.66 CO2e emission rate (kg/metric ton)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Units Global Warming Potentials
 Heat Content HHV
14.21 (mmBtu/ton)
CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
96.36 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
11 CH4/mmBtu)
LIGNITE COAL Commercial Sector (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
Emissions Factor (g
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess
1.6 N2O/mmBtu)

CO2 emission rate

1,369.28 (kg/ton) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
0.16 (kg/ton) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
0.02 (kg/ton) 310 N2O

1,251.58 CO2e emission rate (kg/metric ton)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content HHV
15.38 (mmBtu/ton)
CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
93.80 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
316 CH4/mmBtu)
WOOD OR WOOD WASTE Commercial Sector (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
Emissions Factor (g
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess
4.2 N2O/mmBtu)
WOOD OR WOOD WASTE (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr

(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess

CO2 emission rate

1442.644 (kg/ton) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
4.86E+00 (kg/ton) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
6.46E-02 (kg/ton) 310 N2O

1,419.52 CO2e emission rate (kg/metric ton)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

UnitsHeat Content HHV Global Warming Potentials
0.145 (mmBtu/gal)

CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
74.02 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
11 CH4/mmBtu)
RESIDUAL FUEL OIL Commercial Sector (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
Emissions Factor (g
0.6 N2O/mmBtu) (b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess

CO2 emission rate

10.73 (kg/gal) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
1.60E-03 (kg/gal) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
8.70E-05 (kg/gal) 310 N2O

10.79 CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Units Global Warming Potentials
 Heat Content HHV
0.138 (mmBtu/gal)
CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
74.49 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
11 CH4/mmBtu)
CRUDE OIL Commercial Sector (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
Emissions Factor (g
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess
0.6 N2O/mmBtu)

CO2 emission rate

10.28 (kg/gal) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
1.52E-03 (kg/gal) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
8.28E-05 (kg/gal) 310 N2O

10.34 CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION SOURCE INFO

Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content HHV
0.141 (mmBtu/gal)
CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
74.08 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
11 CH4/mmBtu)
DIESEL (#2 DISTILLATE) and (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
Commercial Sector
other DISTILLATE OILS (#1, #4)
Emissions Factor (g
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess
0.6 N2O/mmBtu)
 DIESEL (#2 DISTILLATE) and (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
other DISTILLATE OILS (#1, #4)
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess

CO2 emission rate

10.45 (kg/gal) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
1.55E-03 (kg/gal) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
8.46E-05 (kg/gal) 310 N2O

10.5 CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

UnitsHeat Content HHV Global Warming Potentials
0.135 (mmBtu/gal)
CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
75.20 CO2/mmBtu)
Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
11 CH4/mmBtu)
Commercial Sector
KEROSENE Emissions Factor (g (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
0.6 N2O/mmBtu)
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess

CO2 emission rate

10.15 (kg /gal) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
1.49E-03 (kg /gal) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
8.10E-05 (kg /gal) 310 N2O

10.21 CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content HHV
0.092 (mmBtu/gal)
 CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
62.98 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
11 CH4/mmBtu)
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
Commercial Sector
(LPG)
Emissions Factor (g
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess
0.6 N2O/mmBtu)

CO2 emission rate

5.79 (kg /gal) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
1.01E-03 (kg /gal) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
5.52E-05 (kg /gal) 310 N2O

5.83 CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Heat Content HHV
0.091 (mmBtu/gal)
CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
61.46 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (g
11 CH4/mmBtu)
Commercial Sector (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
PROPANE Emissions Factor (g
0.6 N2O/mmBtu) (b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess

CO2 emission rate

5.59286 (kg /gal) 1 CO2
 PROPANE (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr

(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess

CH4 emission rate

1.00E-03 (kg /gal) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
5.46E-05 (kg /gal) 310 N2O

5.63 CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content HHV
0.0005025 (mmBtu/scf)
CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
52.07 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (kg
0.005 CH4/mmBtu)
Commercial Sector (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
LANDFILL GAS Emissions Factor (kg
0.0001 N2O/mmBtu) (b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess

CO2 emission rate

0.0262 (kg /scf) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
2.51E-06 (kg /scf) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
5.03E-08 (kg /scf) 310 N2O

2.55E-05 CO2e emission rate (kg/BTU)

0.03 CO2e emission rate (kg/scf)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content HHV
1028 (Btu/scf)
 CO2 Content
Coefficient (kg
53.02 CO2/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (kg
0.005 CH4/mmBtu)
NATURAL GAS - Pipeline (US Commercial Sector (a) Source 4: 2011 Climate Registr
Weighted Average) Emissions Factor (kg
0.0001 N2O/mmBtu) (b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assess

CO2 emission rate

0.0545 (kg /scf) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
0.000005 (kg /scf) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
1.03E-07 (kg /scf) 310 N2O

5.32E-05 CO2e emission rate (kg/BTU)

0.05 CO2e emission rate (kg/scf)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Units
Diesel CO2e emission
10.21 rate (kg/gal)
0.138 MMBTU per gallon diesel
MMBTU per gallon The emission factor for biodiesel is
0.128 biodiesel obtained from:
BIODIESEL Office of Transportation and Air Qua
32.3% Biodiesel-to-Diesel Polluting Ratio
BTUs per diesel and biodiesel are o
3.06 Biodiesel CO2e emission rate (kg/gal) Household Vehicles Energy Use: L
Emissions Factor (kg/gal) Blend Percent Diesel Percent Biodiesel
3.06 B100 0% 100%
8.78 B20 80% 20%
9.85 B5 95% 5%
 cord a net fuel substitution, enter a negative value for the quantity of substitute fuel and a positive value
fuels, from highest to lowest.

Sub-Bituminous Coal Wood or Wood Waste Lignite Coal Residual Fuel Oil

er of tons of sub-bituminous coal Enter the number of tons of wood or wood waste Enter number of gallons of residual fuel oil
Enter number of tons of lignite coal conserved.
"GHG Reduction" converts the units conserved. "GHG Reduction" converts the units conserved. "GHG Reduction" converts the units
"GHG Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e.
e. into MTCO2e. into MTCO2e.

MTCO2e = Input Volume (metric tons) * (1419.52

nput Volume (metric tons) * (1,529.66 MTCO2e = Input Volume (metric tons) * (1,251.58
kg CO2e / metric ton) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg MTCO2e = Input Volume (gal) * (10.79 kg CO2e /
metric ton) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg kg CO2e / metric ton) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg
CO2e) gal) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
CO2e)
See notes below for emission factor derivation.
below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor derivation.
See notes below for emission factor derivation.
 GHG Reduction Wood or Wood Waste GHG Reduction GHG Reduction Residual Fuel Oil
Lignite Coal Reduced
(MTCO2e) Reduced (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) Reduced
(metric tons)
(metric tons) (gal)
- - - - - -

- - -
- - -
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- - -
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- - -
- - -
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emission rates for CH4 and N2O to obtain the CO2e emission rate of a fossil fuel. Some basic conversions between energy units may also be

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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4: 2011 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 12.1 and 12.9.

9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

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on factor for biodiesel is calculated as a lifecycle GHG pollution intensity relative to diesel. Relative pollution intensity of biodiesel-to-diesel is
m:
ansportation and Air Quality, Alternative Fuels factsheet

esel and biodiesel are obtained from:

Vehicles Energy Use: Latest Data and Trends. Appendix C. DOE 2005.
 Diesel (#2 Distillate) and other Distillate Oils
Residual Fuel Oil Crude Oil Kerosene
(#1, #4)

er of gallons of residual fuel oil Enter number of gallons of distillate fuel oil or
Enter number of gallons of crude oil conserved. Enter number of gallons of kerosene conserved.
"GHG Reduction" converts the units diesel conserved. "GHG Reduction" converts the
"GHG Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e. "GHG Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e.
e. units into MTCO2e.

nput Volume (gal) * (10.79 kg CO2e / MTCO2e = Input Volume (gal) * (10.34 kg CO2e / MTCO2e = Input Volume (gal) * (10.5 kg CO2e / MTCO2e = Input Volume (gal) * (10.21 kg CO2e /
TCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) gal) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) gal) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) gal) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)

below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor derivation.
 GQ Co. replaced 20,000 gallons of distillate fuel oil
in a turbine with 20,000 gallons of biodiesel. (STEP
1 of 2. See "Biodiesel" for Step 2.)
20,000 210.091

GHG Reduction GHG Reduction Distillate Fuel or Diesel GHG Reduction

Crude Oil Reduced Kerosene Reduced
(MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) Reduced (MTCO2e)
(gal) (gal)
(gal)
- - - - - -

- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
 Kerosene Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Propane Landfill Gas

Enter the volume of landfill gas reduced. Select from dr

er of gallons of kerosene conserved. Enter number of gallons of LPG reduced. "GHG Enter the number of gallons of propane reduced.
Next column converts the units into BTUs, and "GHG R
ction" converts the units into MTCO2e. Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e. "GHG Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e.
MTCO2e.

nput Volume (gal) * (10.21 kg CO2e / MTCO2e = Input Volume (gal) * (5.83 kg CO2e / MTCO2e = Input Volume (gal) * (5.63 kg CO2e / MTCO2e = Input Volume (BTU) * (2.57E-05 kg CO2e/ B
CO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) gal) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) gal) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) CO2e)

below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor derivation.
GHG Reduction LPG Reduced GHG Reduction Propane Reduced GHG Reduction Landfill Gas Reduced
(MTCO2e) (gal) (MTCO2e) (gal) (MTCO2e) (Input value) Units
(Select)
- - - - -

- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -

B5 E10
B20 E85

B100 E100
 Landfill Gas Natural Gas or Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Biodiesel

Select biodiesel blend from drop-down: B5

dfill gas reduced. Select from drop-down menu to indicate units. Enter the volume of natural gas or CNG reduced. Select from drop-down menu to (20% biodiesel), or B100 (100% biodiesel).
he units into BTUs, and "GHG Reduction" converts the units into indicate units. Next column converts the units into BTUs, and "GHG Reduction" converts select "Blend Unknown" (selects conservat
the units into MTCO2e. gallons of biodiesel blend. "GHG Reduction
MTCO2e.

MTCO2e (B5; also Blend Unknown) = Volu

kg CO2e / gal. biodiesel)+0.95*(10.5 kg CO
MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)

MTCO2e (B20) = Volume (gal.) * [0.20*(3.0

e (BTU) * (2.57E-05 kg CO2e/ BTU) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg
MTCO2e = Input Volume (BTU) * (5.35E-05kg CO2e/ BTU) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) biodiesel)+0.80*(10.5 kg CO2e / gal. diesel
1,000 kg CO2e)
See notes below for emission factor derivation.
ission factor derivation. MTCO2e (B100 )= Volume (gal.) * (3.06 kg
a
* (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)

See notes below for emission factor deriva

 GQ Co. replaced 20,000 gallons of distillate
combustion turbine generator with 20,000 g
GQ Co. replaced solvent bonding of plastic parts with ultrasonic bonding, thus reducing (STEP 2 of 2. For STEP 1, see fuel type "D
incineration of spent solvents and saving 10,000 therms of natural gas annually. Diesel").
10,000 therms 1,000,000,000 53.208 B100

GHG Reduction Natural Gas or CNG Natural Gas or CNG GHG Reduction
Landfill Gas Reduced Blend
(MTCO2e) Reduced Units Reduced (MTCO2e)
(BTU) (Select)
(Input value) (Select) (BTU)
- - - -

- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
 Biodiesel Other

Select biodiesel blend from drop-down: B5 (5% biodiesel), B20

(20% biodiesel), or B100 (100% biodiesel). If blend unknown, If using another tool to calculate results, please
select "Blend Unknown" (selects conservative B5). Enter provide your methodology and source in
gallons of biodiesel blend. "GHG Reduction" converts units into "Calculation Description," and enter values on
MTCO2e. project lines.

MTCO2e (B5; also Blend Unknown) = Volume (gal.) * [0.05*(3.06

kg CO2e / gal. biodiesel)+0.95*(10.5 kg CO2e / gal. diesel)]a * (1
MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)

MTCO2e (B20) = Volume (gal.) * [0.20*(3.06 kg CO2e / gal.

biodiesel)+0.80*(10.5 kg CO2e / gal. diesel)]a * (1 MTCO2e /
1,000 kg CO2e)

MTCO2e (B100 )= Volume (gal.) * (3.06 kg CO2e / gal. biodiesel)

a
* (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)

See notes below for emission factor derivation.

GQ Co. replaced 20,000 gallons of distillate fuel oil in a
combustion turbine generator with 20,000 gallons of biodiesel.
(STEP 2 of 2. For STEP 1, see fuel type "Distillate Fuel Oil or
Diesel").
-20,000 -61.177

Biodiesel Reduced GHG Reduction GHG Reduction

(MTCO2e) Input (MTCO2e)
(gal)

- - - -

- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Blend Unknown
B5
B20
B100
Notes and Sources

The following notes show calculations used to derive emission factors for the 'Mobile Sources' worksheet. In general, CO2 emission rates are combined with emission rates for CH4 and N2O to obtain
the CO2e emission rate of a fossil fuel. Some basic conversions between energy units may also be included (i.e., BTU to therm) in the calculations.

FUEL
EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION SOURCE INFO
Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content
5.80 (mmBtu/Barrel)
42 Gallons/Barrel (a) Source 4: 2012 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 13.1 and 13.3.

(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

CO2 emission rate
CRUDE OIL 10.28 (kg/gal) 1 CO2 (c) Source 12: EPA Climate Leaders GHG Inventory Protocol report "Direct
Emissions from Mobile Combustion Sources". Tables A-2.
CH4 emission rate
0.0003296 (kg/gal) 21 CH4 (d) Source 13: EPA. Office of Transportation and Air Quality. Light-Duty Automotive
Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through
2010. November 2010.
0.0001777 N2O emission rate (kg/gal) 310 N2O

10.34 CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION SOURCE INFO

Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content
5.80 (mmBtu/Barrel)
42 Gallons/Barrel
(a) Source 4: 2012 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 13.1 and 13.3.

DIESEL FUEL CO2 emission rate (b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.
10.21 (kg/gal) 1 CO2
(c) Source 13: EPA. Office of Transportation and Air Quality. Light-Duty Automotive
CH4 emission rate Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through
1.12E-05 (kg/gal) 21 CH4 2010. November 2010.
N2O emission rate
2.24E-05 (kg/gal) 310 N2O

10.22 CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION SOURCE INFO

Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content
5.67 (mmBtu/Barrel)

CO2 emission rate

JET FUEL (Jet A or A-1) 9.75 (kg/gal) 1 CO2 (a) Source 4: 2012 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 13.1 and 13.6.
CH4 emission rate
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.
2.70E-04 (kg/gal) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
3.10E-04 (kg/gal) 310 N2O

9.85 CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)

 EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION SOURCE INFO
Units Global Warming Potentials
Short Haul (<300 miles)
CO2 emission rate (kg
0.277 CO2/passenger mile) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate (kg
1.04E-05 CH4 /passenger mile) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate (kg
8.5E-06 N2O/passenger mile) 310 N2O

0.280 CO2e emission rate (kg/mile)

Medium Haul (≥300 to <700 miles)
CO2 emission rate (kg
0.229 CO2e/passenger mile) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate (kg
1.04E-05 CO2e/passenger mile) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate (kg
8.5E-06 CO2e/passenger mile) 310 N2O

AIR MILES TRAVELED

0.232 CO2e emission rate (kg/mile) (a) Source 5: Optional Emissions for Commuting, Business Travel, and Product
Long Haul (>700 miles) Transport from EPA Climate Leaders, May 2008. Table 4.
CO2 emission rate (kg
0.185 CO2e/passenger mile) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate (kg
1.04E-05 CO2e/passenger mile) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate (kg
8.5E-06 CO2e/passenger mile) 310 N2O

0.188 CO2e emission rate (kg/mile)

Distance Unknown
CO2 emission rate (kg
0.271 CO2e/passenger mile) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate (kg
1.04E-05 CO2e/passenger mile) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate (kg
8.5E-06 CO2e/passenger mile) 310 N2O

0.274 CO2e emission rate (kg/mile)

 EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION SOURCE INFO
Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content HHV
5.25 (mmBtu/Barrel)
42 Gallons/Barrel (a) Source 4: 2012 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 13.1 and 13.3.
0.125 MMBtu/gal
(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

MOTOR GASOLINE CO2 emission rate (c) Source 12: EPA Climate Leaders GHG Inventory Protocol report "Direct
8.78 (kg/gal) 1 CO2 Emissions from Mobile Combustion Sources". Tables A-2.
CH4 emission rate
0.0003296 (kg/gal) 21 CH4 (d) Source 13: EPA. Office of Transportation and Air Quality. Light-Duty Automotive
Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through
2010. November 2010.
0.0001777 N2O emission rate (kg/gal) 310 N2O

8.84 CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION

Age Distribution
Light-Duty Gasoline Average Gallons
Age (at 2008) Vehicle (2009) Annual Mileage Average Miles per Gallon Consumed Average kg CO2 emitted
0 7.56% 11,788 22.6 522 4,579.59
1 8.03% 12,304 22.5 547 4,801.29
2 8.49% 12,485 22.5 555 4,871.92
3 8.23% 12,510 22.1 566 4,970.04
4 7.65% 12,460 22.5 554 4,862.17
5 7.00% 12,325 22.2 555 4,874.48
6 6.59% 12,202 22 555 4,869.71
7 6.51% 11,831 22.1 535 4,700.28
8 6.24% 11,976 21.9 547 4,801.34
9 6.04% 11,848 21.4 554 4,861.00
10 5.25% 11,754 21.6 544 4,777.78
11 4.45% 11,581 21.5 539 4,729.36
12 3.92% 11,330 21.2 534 4,692.33
13 3.28% 11,203 21.1 531 4,661.72
14 2.63% 10,992 20.7 531 4,662.31
15 2.11% 10,804 20.5 527 4,627.27
16 1.52% 10,857 21 517 4,539.26
17 1.10% 10,571 21.1 501 4,398.74
18 0.81% 10,504 20.2 520 4,565.60
19 0.67% 10,157 19 535 4,693.60
20 0.52% 9,972 18.8 530 4,657.14
21 0.41% 9,720 18 540 4,741.20
22 0.29% 9,464 17.4 544 4,775.51
23 0.23% 9,419 17.5 538 4,725.65
24 0.16% 9,248 17.4 531 4,666.52
25 0.11% 9,118 17.1 533 4,681.64
26 0.07% 9,050 16.9 536 4,701.72
27 0.05% 8,873 16.5 538 4,721.51
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED 28 0.04% 8,813 16 551 4,836.13
29 0.03% 9,062 14.6 621 5,449.61
30 0.03% 9,500 14.3 664 5,832.87

Units Global Warming Potentials

CO2 emission rate
8.78 (kg/gal)

Weighted Average of kg
0.402799 CO2/mi 1 CO2
Emission rate of kg
2.71E-05 CH4/mi 21 CH4
Emission rate of kg
4.29E-05 N2O/mi 310 N2O

0.42 Weighted Average of kg CO2e/mi

SOURCE INFO

The emission rate for vehicle miles traveled is a weighted average of CO2e/mi. The weighting is reflective of the age distribution of vehicles on the road and their respective miles per gallon, according
to different ages. This calculation is performed to capture the effect of improved fuel economies (and correspondingly, reduced GHG emissions per mile) over time. These calculations do not include,
however, the specific emission rates of vehicles over time, as this data was not available at the time of analysis. Not accounting for emission rates of vehicles at every given year neglects the trend that
emission control technologies have decreased pollution intensity over time. In this respect, the calculation underestimates the emission factor presented herein.

Age distribution of vehicles is obtained from:

Source 6: 2011 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report - Inventory of U.S. GHG Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2009. Annex 3.2, table A95

Annual Mileage Driven and Average Miles per Gallon, per year is obtained from:
Source 7: EIA Annual Energy Review 2009, Energy Consumption by Sector, Table 2.8.

Emission rates for motor gasoline is obtained from:

Source 4: Tables 13.1 and 13.3 in the General Reporting Protocol of The Climate Registry
 EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION SOURCE INFO
Units Global Warming Potentials
Heat Content HHV
1027 (Btu/scf)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (kg
0.005 CH4/mmBtu)

Commercial Sector
Emissions Factor (kg Emission Rates are obtained from:
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS 0.001 N2O/mmBtu) Source 4: Tables 13.1 and 12.9 in the General Reporting Protocol of The Climate
(CNG) Registry

CO2 emission factor Source 9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

0.054 (kg CO2 /scf) 1 CO2
CH4 emission rate
0.000005 (kg /scf) 21 CH4
N2O emission rate
1.03E-06 (kg /scf) 310 N2O

5.30E-05 kg CO2e/Btu
0.05443 kg CO2e/scf

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION SOURCE INFO

Units
10.22 Diesel CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)
0.138 MMBTU per gallon diesel
0.128 MMBTU per gallon biodiesel (B100) The emission factor for biodiesel is calculated as a lifecycle GHG pollution intensity
32.3% Biodiesel-to-Diesel Polluting Ratio relative to diesel. Relative pollution intensity of biodiesel-to-diesel is obtained from:
BIODIESEL Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Alternative Fuels factsheet
3.06 Biodiesel CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)
MMBTUs per biodiesel are obtained from: Table 13.1 in the General Reporting
Emissions Factor (kg/gal) Blend Percent Diesel Percent Biodiesel Protocol of The Climate Registry
3.06 B100 0% 100%
8.79 B20 80% 20%
9.86 B5 95% 5%

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION SOURCE INFO

Units
8.84 Gasoline CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)
0.125 MMBTU per gallon gasoline
The emission factor for ethanol is calculated as a lifecycle GHG pollution intensity
0.084 MMBTU per gallon ethanol
relative to gasoline (derived above). Relative pollution intensity of ethanol-to-gasoline
78.2% Corn-Derived Ethanol-to-Gasoline Polluting Ratio is obtained from:
CORN-DERIVED ETHANOL
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Alternative Fuels factsheet
4.65 Corn-Derived Ethanol CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)
MMBTUs per ethanol are obtained from: Table 13.1 in the General Reporting
Emissions Factor (kg/gal) Blend Percent Gasoline Percent Ethanol
Protocol of The Climate Registry
4.65 E100 0% 100%
5.28 E85 15% 85%
8.42 E10 90% 10%

EMISSIONS FACTOR DERIVATION SOURCE INFO

Units
8.84 Gasoline CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)
0.125 BTU per gallon gasoline
0.084 BTU per gallon ethanol The emission factor for ethanol is calculated as a pollution intensity relative to
9.1% Cellulosic-Derived Ethanol-to-Gasoline Polluting Ratio gasoline (derived above). Relative pollution intensity of ethanol-to-gasoline is
CELLULOSE-DERIVED ETHANOL obtained from:
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Alternative Fuels factsheet
0.54 Cellulosic-Derived CO2e emission rate (kg/gal)
Emissions Factor MMBTUs per ethanol are obtained from: Table 13.1 in the General Reporting
(kg/gal) Blend Percent Gasoline Percent Ethanol Protocol of The Climate Registry
0.54 E100 0% 100%
1.79 E85 15% 85%
8.01 E10 90% 10%
 Notes and Sources

et. In general, CO2 emission rates are combined with emission rates for CH4 and N2O to obtain
uded (i.e., BTU to therm) in the calculations.

FUEL
SOURCE INFO

(a) Source 4: 2012 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 13.1 and 13.3.

(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

CRUDE
(c) Source 12: EPA Climate Leaders OIL
GHG Inventory Protocol report "Direct
Emissions from Mobile Combustion Sources". Tables A-2.

(d) Source 13: EPA. Office of Transportation and Air Quality. Light-Duty Automotive
Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through
2010. November 2010.

SOURCE INFO

(a) Source 4: 2012 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 13.1 and 13.3.

(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

DIESEL FUEL
(c) Source 13: EPA. Office of Transportation and Air Quality. Light-Duty Automotive
Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through
2010. November 2010.

SOURCE INFO

(a) Source 4: 2012 Climate

JETRegistry Default
FUEL (Jet A orEmission
A-1) Factors. Table 13.1 and 13.6.

(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

 SOURCE INFO

AIR MILES TRAVELED

(a) Source 5: Optional Emissions for Commuting, Business Travel, and Product
Transport from EPA Climate Leaders, May 2008. Table 4.
 SOURCE INFO

(a) Source 4: 2012 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors. Table 13.1 and 13.3.

(b) Source 9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

(c) Source 12: EPA ClimateMOTOR

Leaders GASOLINE
GHG Inventory Protocol report "Direct
Emissions from Mobile Combustion Sources". Tables A-2.

(d) Source 13: EPA. Office of Transportation and Air Quality. Light-Duty Automotive
Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through
2010. November 2010.

R DERIVATION

Average kg CO2/mi
0.3885
0.3902
0.3902
0.3973
0.3902
0.3955
0.3991
0.3973
0.4009
0.4103
0.4065
0.4084
0.4142
0.4161
0.4242
0.4283
0.4181
0.4161
0.4347
0.4621
0.4670
0.4878
0.5046
0.5017
0.5046
0.5135
0.5195
0.5321
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED 0.5488
0.6014
0.6140

INFO

ve of the age distribution of vehicles on the road and their respective miles per gallon, according
orrespondingly, reduced GHG emissions per mile) over time. These calculations do not include,
analysis. Not accounting for emission rates of vehicles at every given year neglects the trend that
on underestimates the emission factor presented herein.

1990-2009. Annex 3.2, table A95

 SOURCE INFO

Emission Rates are obtained from:

Source 4: Tables 13.1COMPRESSED
and 12.9 in the NATURAL GAS Protocol of The Climate
General Reporting
Registry (CNG)

Source 9: IPCC, Second Assessment Report, 1996.

SOURCE INFO

The emission factor for biodiesel is calculated as a lifecycle GHG pollution intensity
relative to diesel. Relative pollution intensity of biodiesel-to-diesel is obtained from:
Office of Transportation and Air BIODIESEL
Quality, Alternative Fuels factsheet

MMBTUs per biodiesel are obtained from: Table 13.1 in the General Reporting
Protocol of The Climate Registry

SOURCE INFO

The emission factor for ethanol is calculated as a lifecycle GHG pollution intensity
relative to gasoline (derived above). Relative pollution intensity of ethanol-to-gasoline
is obtained from: CORN-DERIVED ETHANOL
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Alternative Fuels factsheet

MMBTUs per ethanol are obtained from: Table 13.1 in the General Reporting
Protocol of The Climate Registry

SOURCE INFO

The emission factor for ethanol is calculated as a pollution intensity relative to

gasoline (derived above). Relative pollution intensity of ethanol-to-gasoline is
obtained from: CELLULOSE-DERIVED ETHANOL
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Alternative Fuels factsheet

MMBTUs per ethanol are obtained from: Table 13.1 in the General Reporting
Protocol of The Climate Registry
 Mobile Sources: GHG Savings from Reduced Fuel Use and Substitutions of Greener Fuels
This tab calculates GHG reductions from reduced fuel use as well as fuel substitutions by either quantity of fuel consumed or
distance traveled. The tab is organized by the carbon-emissions intensity of fuels, from highest to lowest. When the option is provided, choose between
reduced miles traveled or reduced fuel use (not both). To record a net fuel substitution, enter a negative value for the quantity of substitute fuel and a positive
value for the quantity of fuel which has been discontinued.

Fuel Crude Oil Diesel Jet Fuel

Enter number of gallons of distillate fuel oil or diesel

Enter number of gallons of crude oil conserved. "GHG Enter number of gallons of jet fuel conserved. "GHG
conserved. "GHG Reduction" converts the units into
Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e. Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e.
MTCO2e.

How to use this tab:

Instructions to obtain MTCO2e

MTCO2e = Input Volume (gal.) * (10.34 kg CO2e / gal) a * MTCO2e = Input Volume (gal.) * (10.22 kg CO2e / gal) a * MTCO2e = Input Volume (gal.) * (9.85 kg CO2e / gal) a *
(1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)

See notes below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor derivation.

Calculation Description

GQ Co. replaced 20,000 gallons of distillate fuel oil in a

Example turbine with 20,000 gallons of biodiesel. (STEP 1 of 2)

20,000 204.344

GHG Reduction Distillate Fuel or Diesel GHG Reduction GHG Reduction

Crude Oil Reduced Jet Fuel Reduced
(MTCO2e) Reduced (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e)
(gal) (gal)
(gal)
Total Input- All Projects - - - - - -

Project 1 - - -
Project 2 - - -
Project 3 - - -
Project 4 - - -
Project 5 - - -
Project 6 - - -
Project 7 - - -
Project 8 - - -
Project 9 - - -
Project 10 - - -

Color Key

User enters value

User selects option from drop-down
menu
Do not change- calculation
s of Greener Fuels
y of fuel consumed or
st. When the option is provided, choose between
e value for the quantity of substitute fuel and a positive

Fuel Air Miles Gasoline Vehicle Miles

Select flight-length category from drop-down menu: short haul (<300 miles per one-
way flight), medium haul (300 - 700 miles), long haul (>700 miles), multiple distances,
or distance unknown. If miles are all in one flight-length category or all in distance-
unknown category, enter number of air miles reduced. "GHG Reduction" converts
Enter number of gallons of gasoline reduced. "GHG Enter the number of vehicle miles reduced. "GHG
the units into MTCO2e, by appropriate formulas. If multiple flight-lengths are involved,
Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e. Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e.
select "multiple distances" from the drop-down menu and use the "Calculator for Air
Miles Reduced over Multiple Distance Ranges" table below to enter miles per
category. Click the "Calculate" button to populate the "GHG Reduction" column per
project.

How to use this tab:

Instructions to obtain MTCO2e

MTCO2e (short haul) = Volume (air miles traveled) * (0.28 kg CO2e / mi)a * (1
MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
MTCO2e (medium haul) = Volume (air miles traveled) * (0.23 kg CO2e / mi)a * (1
MTCO2e = Input Volume (gal.) * (8.84 kg CO2e / gal) a * MTCO2e = Input Volume (miles traveled) * (0.42 kg
MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) MTCO2e (long haul) = Volume (air miles traveled) * (0.19
(1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e) CO2e / mi)a * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
kg CO2e / mi)a * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
MTCO2e (unknown) = Volume (air miles traveled) * (0.27 kg CO2e / mi)a * (1 See notes below for emission factor derivation. See notes below for emission factor derivation.
MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)

See notes below for emission factor derivation.

Calculation Description

New company policy on videoconferencing saved GQ Co. 100,000 air miles traveled
Example on short flights over 3 years.

short haul: <300 miles 100,000 27.985

Air Miles Reduced GHG Reduction Gasoline Reduced GHG Reduction Vehicle Miles Reduced GHG Reduction
Length of Flight(s) (miles) (MTCO2e) (gal) (MTCO2e) (miles) (MTCO2e)
(Select)
Total Input- All Projects - - - - - -

Project 1 - - -
Project 2 - - -
Project 3 - - -
Project 4 - - -
Project 5 - - -
Project 6 - - -
Project 7 - - -
Project 8 - - -
Project 9 - - -
Project 10 - - -

Color Key Calculator for Air Miles Reduced over Multiple Distance Ranges
Air Miles Reduced GHG Reduction
User enters value (miles) (MTCO2e)
User selects option from drop-down
menu Project Total - - 0
Do not change- calculation multiple distances
short haul: <300 miles -
medium haul: >300 - <700
miles -
long haul: >700 miles -
distance unknown -
Fuel Natural Gas or Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Biodiesel

Select biodiesel blend from drop-down: B5 (5% biodiesel), B20 (20%

biodiesel), or B100 (100% biodiesel). If blend unknown, select "Blend
Enter the volume of natural gas or CNG reduced. Select from drop-down menu to indicate units. Unknown" (selects conservative B5). Enter gallons of biodiesel blend.
Next column converts the units into BTUs, and "GHG Reduction" converts the units into MTCO2e. "GHG Reduction" converts units into MTCO2e.

How to use this tab:

Instructions to obtain MTCO2e

MTCO2e (B5; also Blend Unknown) = Volume (gal.) * [0.05*(3.06 kg

CO2e / gal. biodiesel)+0.95*(10.22 kg CO2e / gal. diesel)]a * (1
MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)

MTCO2e (B20) = Volume (gal.) * [0.20*(3.06 kg CO2e / gal. biodiesel)

MTCO2e = Input Volume (BTU) * (0.000053 kg CO2e/ BTU) * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
+0.80*(10.22 kg CO2e / gal. diesel)]a * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
See notes below for emission factor derivation.
MTCO2e (B100 )= Volume (gal.) * (3.06 kg CO2e / gal. biodiesel)a * (1
MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)

See notes below for emission factor derivation.

Calculation Description
GQ Co. replaced 20,000 gallons of distillate fuel oil in a combustion
GQ Co. replaced solvent bonding of plastic parts with ultrasonic bonding, thus reducing turbine generator with 20,000 gallons of biodiesel. (STEP 2 of 2. For
Example incineration of spent solvents and saving 10,000 therms of natural gas annually. STEP 1, see the Stationary Sources tab, under "Distillate Fuel Oil or
Diesel").
10,000 therms 1,000,000,000 52.995 B100 -20,000 -61.223
Natural Gas or CNG GHG Reduction GHG Reduction
Natural Gas or CNG Biodiesel Reduced
Units Reduced (MTCO2e) Blend (MTCO2e)
Reduced (Input value) (gal)
(Select) (BTU) (Select)
Total Input- All Projects 8,320,000,000 440.921 - -

Project 1 83,200 therms 8,320,000,000 440.921 -

Project 2 - -
Project 3 - -
Project 4 - -
Project 5 - -
Project 6 - -
Project 7 - -
Project 8 - -
Project 9 - -
Project 10 - -

Color Key

User enters value

User selects option from drop-down
menu
Do not change- calculation
Fuel Ethanol (Corn-Derived) Ethanol (Cellulose-Derived) Other

Select ethanol blend from drop-down: E10 (10% ethanol, 90% Select ethanol blend from drop-down: E10 (10% ethanol, 90%
gasoline), E85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline), or E100 (100% gasoline), E85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline), or E100 (100%
ethanol). If blend unknown, select "Blend Unknown" (selects ethanol). If blend unknown, select "Blend Unknown" (selects If using another tool to calculate results, please provide
conservative E10). Enter gallons of ethanol blend. "GHG Reduction" conservative E10). Enter gallons of ethanol blend. "GHG Reduction" your methodology and source in "Calculation
converts units into MTCO2e. converts units into MTCO2e. Description, "and enter values on project lines.

How to use this tab:

Instructions to obtain MTCO2e

MTCO2e (E10; also Blend Unknown)= Volume (gal). * [0.10*(0.54 kg

MTCO2e (E10; also Blend Unknown )= Volume (gal). * [0.10*(4.65 kg
CO2e / gal. cellulosic ethanol)+0.90*(8.84 kg CO2e / gal. gasoline)]a *
CO2e / gal. corn-derived ethanol)+0.90*(8.84 kg CO2e / gal.
(1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
gasoline)]a * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
MTCO2e (E85)= Volume (gal.) * [0.85*(0.54kg CO2e / gal. cellulosic
MTCO2e (E85) = Volume (gal.) * [0.85*(4.65 kg CO2e / gal. corn-
ethanol)+0.15*(8.84 kg CO2e / gal. gasoline)]a * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg
derived ethanol)+0.15*(8.84 kg CO2e / gal. gasoline)]a * (1 MTCO2e /
CO2e)
1,000 kg CO2e)
MTCO2e (E100)= Volume (gal.) *(0.54 kg CO2e / gal. cellulosic
MTCO2e (E100) = Volume (gal.) *(4.65 kg CO2e / gal. corn-derived
ethanol) a * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
ethanol)a * (1 MTCO2e / 1,000 kg CO2e)
See below for more information on emission factors derivation.
See below for more information on emission factors derivation.

Calculation Description

Example

Corn Ethanol Reduced GHG Reduction Cellulosic Ethanol Reduced GHG Reduction GHG Reduction
Blend (MTCO2e) Blend (MTCO2e) Input (MTCO2e)
(gal) (gal)
(Select) (Select)
Total Input- All Projects - - - - - -

Project 1 - - -
Project 2 - - -
Project 3 - - -
Project 4 - - -
Project 5 - - -
Project 6 - - -
Project 7 - - -
Project 8 - - -
Project 9 - - -
Project 10 - - -

Color Key

User enters value

User selects option from drop-down
menu
Do not change- calculation
 Greening Chemistry: GHG Savings from Reduced Emission of GHG Chemicals Directly
This tab calculates GHG reductions from reducing use of high GWP chemicals and from switching to chemicals with little to no
global warming impact. The Greening Chemistry tab determines the CO2 equivalency of more than 200 chemicals listed by the International Panel on Climate Change [Carbon
Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), numerous Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), numerous Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and Sulfur
Hexafluoride (SF6)] and those listed by EPA’s GHG Reporting Program.

How to use this tab: Enter the mass of each chemical avoided for a project in the column "lbs. Chemical Avoided." Total lbs CO 2e avoided and MTCO2e reduced will be displayed for each project in the rows "ALL CHEMICALS".
Instructions to obtain MTCO 2e
MTCO2e = [Link] Avoided * (100-year Global Warming Potential) a * (0.4536 kg / lbs.) * (1 MTCO 2e / 1,000 kg CO 2)
Calculation Description
Example GQ Co. improved leak detection for their use of sulphur hexafluoride in their own electrical distribution equipment, saving 600 pounds of SF6 for the year. [Input 600 lbs into cell I47 and see Output of 14,340,000 lbs of CO 2 in cell I12 and 6,504 MTCO 2e in cell I10]
Global
IPCC, EPA Reporting
Warming
Industrial Chemical Reduced Program GHG Chemical Formula CAS # All Projects Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Project 5 Project 6 Project 7 Project 8 Project 9
Potential
Registry or all
(100 year)
Total GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction
(MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO 2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO 2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e)
ALL CHEMICALS - - - - - - - - - -
Total lbs. CO2e
Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO 2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO 2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided
ALL CHEMICALS - - - - - - - - - -

lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided
Carbon dioxide Both CO2 124389 1 -
Methane Both CH4 74828 28 -
Fossil methane IPCC CH4 30 -
Nitrous oxide Both N2O 10024972 265 -
Chloroflourocarbons
CFC-11 IPCC CCl3F 75694 4,660 -
CFC-12 IPCC CCl2F2 75718 10,200 -
CFC-13 IPCC CClF3 75729 13,900 -
CFC-113 IPCC CCl2FCClF2 76131 5,820 -
CFC-114 IPCC CClF2CClF2 76142 8,590 -
CFC-115 IPCC CClF2CF3 76153 7,670 -
Hydrochloroflourocarbons
HCFC-21 IPCC CHCl2F 148 -
HCFC-22 IPCC CHClF2 75456 1,760 -
HCFC-122 IPCC CHCl2CF2Cl 59 -
HCFC-122a IPCC CHFClCFCl2 258 -
HCFC-123 IPCC CHCl2CF3 306832 79 -
HCFC-123a IPCC CHClFCF2Cl 370 -
HCFC-124 IPCC CHClFCF3 2837890 527 -
HCFC-132c IPCC CH2FCFCl2 338 -
HCFC-141b IPCC CH3CCl2F 1717006 782 -
HCFC-142b IPCC CH3CClF2 75683 1,980 -
HCFC-225ca IPCC CHCl2CF2CF3 422560 127 -
HCFC-225cb IPCC CHClFCF2CClF2 507551 525 -
(E)-1-Chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene IPCC trans-CF3CH=CHCl 1 -
HFC-23 (Trifluoromethane) Both CHF3 75467 12,400 -
HFC-32 Both CH2F2 75105 677 -
HFC–41 Both CH3F 593533 116 -
HFC-125 Both CHF2CF3 354336 3,170 -
HFC–134 Both C2H2F4 359353 1,120 -
HFC-134a Both CH2FCF3 811972 1,300 -
HFC–143 Both C2H3F3 430660 328 -
HFC-143a Both CH3CF3 420462 4,800 -
HFC–152 Both CH2FCH2F 624726 16 -
HFC-152a Both CH3CHF2 75376 138 -
HFC–161 Both CH3CH2F 353366 4 -
HFC-227ca IPCC CF3CF2CHF2 2640 -
HFC-227ea Both CF3CHFCF3 431890 3,350 -
HFC–236cb Both CH2FCF2CF3 677565 1,210 -
HFC–236ea Both CHF2CHFCF3 431630 1,330 -
HFC-236fa Both CF3CH2CF3 690391 8,060 -
HFC–245ca Both C3H3F5 679867 716 -
HFC-245cb IPCC CF3CF2CH3 4,620 -
HFC-245ea IPCC CHF2CHFCHF2 235 -
HFC-245eb IPCC CH2FCHFCF3 290 -
HFC-245fa Both CHF2CH2CF3 460731 858 -
HFC-263fb IPCC CH3CH2CF3 76 -
HFC-272ca IPCC CH3CF2CH3 144 -
HFC-329p IPCC CHF2CF2CF2CF3 2360 -
HFC-365mfc Both CH3CF2CH2CF3 406586 804 -
HFC-43-10mee Both CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3 138495428 1,650 -
HFC-1132a IPCC CH2=CF2 <1 -
HFC-1141 IPCC CH2=CHF <1 -
(Z)-HFC-1225ye IPCC CF3CF=CHF(Z) <1 -
(E)-HFC-1225ye IPCC CF3CF=CHF(E) <1 -
(Z)-HFC-1234ze IPCC CF3CH=CHF(Z) <1 -
HFC-1234yf IPCC CF3CF=CH2 <1 -
(E)-HFC-1234ze IPCC trans-CF3CH=CHF <1 -
(Z)-HFC-1336 IPCC CF3CH=CHCF3(Z) 2 -
HFC-1243zf IPCC CF3CH=CH2 <1 -
HFC-1345zfc IPCC C2F5CH=CH2 <1 -
3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-Nonafluorohex-1-ene IPCC C4F9CH=CH2 <1 -
3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-Tridecafluorooct-1-ene IPCC C6F13CH=CH2 <1 -
 Greening Chemistry: GHG Savings from Reduced Emission of GHG Chemicals Directly
This tab calculates GHG reductions from reducing use of high GWP chemicals and from switching to chemicals with little to no
global warming impact. The Greening Chemistry tab determines the CO2 equivalency of more than 200 chemicals listed by the International Panel on Climate Change [Carbon
Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), numerous Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), numerous Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and Sulfur
Hexafluoride (SF6)] and those listed by EPA’s GHG Reporting Program.

How to use this tab: Enter the mass of each chemical avoided for a project in the column "lbs. Chemical Avoided." Total lbs CO 2e avoided and MTCO2e reduced will be displayed for each project in the rows "ALL CHEMICALS".
Instructions to obtain MTCO 2e
MTCO2e = [Link] Avoided * (100-year Global Warming Potential) a * (0.4536 kg / lbs.) * (1 MTCO 2e / 1,000 kg CO 2)
Calculation Description
Example GQ Co. improved leak detection for their use of sulphur hexafluoride in their own electrical distribution equipment, saving 600 pounds of SF6 for the year. [Input 600 lbs into cell I47 and see Output of 14,340,000 lbs of CO 2 in cell I12 and 6,504 MTCO 2e in cell I10]
Global
IPCC, EPA Reporting
Warming
Industrial Chemical Reduced Program GHG Chemical Formula CAS # All Projects Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Project 5 Project 6 Project 7 Project 8 Project 9
Potential
Registry or all
(100 year)
Total GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction
(MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO 2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO 2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e)
ALL CHEMICALS - - - - - - - - - -
Total lbs. CO2e
Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO 2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO 2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided
ALL CHEMICALS - - - - - - - - - -

lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided
3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10-
Heptadecafluorodec-1-ene IPCC C8F17CH=CH2 <1 -
Chlorocarbons and Hydrochlorocarbons
Methyl chloroform IPCC CH3CCl3 71556 160 -
Carbon tetrachloride IPCC CCl4 56235 1,730 -
Methyl chloride IPCC CH3Cl 74873 12 -
Methylene chloride IPCC CH2Cl2 75092 9 -
Chloroform IPCC CHCl3 16 -
1,2-Dichloroethane IPCC CH2ClH2Cl <1 -
Bromocarbons, Hdrobromocarbons and Halons
Methyl bromide IPCC CH3Br 74839 2 -
Methylene bromide IPCC CH2Br2 1 -
Halon-1201 IPCC CHBrF2 376 -
Halon-1202 IPCC CBr2F2 231 -
Halon-1211 IPCC CBrClF2 353593 1,750 -
Halon-1301 IPCC CBrF3 75638 6,290 -
Halon-2301 IPCC CH2BrCF3 173 -
Halon-2311 / Halothane IPCC CHBrClCF3 41 -
Halon-2401 IPCC CHFBrCF3 184 -
Halon-2402 IPCC CBrF2CBrF2 124732 1,470 -
Fully Flourinated Species
Nitrogen trifluoride Both NF3 7783542 16,100 -
Sulphur hexafluoride Both SF6 2551624 23,500 -
(Trifluoromethyl) sulphur pentafluoride Both SF5CF3 373808 17,400 -
Sulphuryl flouride IPCC SO2F2 4,090 -
PFC–14 (Perfluoromethane) Both CF4 75730 6,630 -
PFC–116 (Perfluoroethane) Both C2F6 76164 11,100 -
PFC-c216 (Perfluorocycloproprane) Both CC3F6 931919 9,200 -
PFC–218 (Perfluoropropane) Both C3F8 76197 8,900 -
PFC-318 (Perfluorocyclobutane) Both c-C4F8 9,540 -
PFC-31-10 Both C4F10 9,200 -
Perfluorocyclopentene IPCC c-C5F8 2 -
PFC-41-12 Both n-C5F12 8,550 -
PFC-51-14 Both n-C6F14 7,910 -
PFC-61-16 IPCC n-C7F16 7,820 -
PFC-71-18 IPCC C8F18 7,620 -
PFC-91-18 Both C10F18 7,190 -
Perfluorodecalin (cis) IPCC Z-C10F18 7,240 -
Perfluorodecalin (trans) IPCC E-C10F18 6,290 -
PFC-1114 IPCC CF2=CF2 <1 -
PFC-1216 IPCC CF3CF=CF2 <1 -
Perfluorobuta-1,3-diene IPCC CF2=CFCF=CF2 <1 -
Perfluorobut-1-ene IPCC CF3CF2CF=CF2 <1 -
Perfluorobut-2-ene IPCC CF3CF=CFCF3 2 -
Halogenated Alcohols and Ethers
HFE-125 Both CHF2OCF3 3822682 12,400 -
HFE-134 (HG-00) Both CHF2OCHF2 1691174 5,560 -
HFE-143a Both CH3OCF3 421147 523 -
HFE-227ea Both CF3CHFOCF3 2356629 6,450 -
HCFE-235ca2 (enflurane) IPCC CHF2OCF2CHFCl 583 -
HCFE–235da2 (isoflurane) Both CHF2OCHClCF3 26675467 491 -
HFE-263ca IPCC CHF2OCF2CHF2 4240 -
HFE–236ea2 (desflurane) Both CHF2OCHFCF3 57041675 1790 -
HFE 236fa Both CF3CH2OCF3 20193673 979 -
HFE-245cb2 Both CF3CF2OCH3 22410442 654 -
HFE-245fa1 Both CHF2CH2OCF3 84011154 828 -
HFE-245fa2 Both CHF2OCH2CF3 1885489 812 -
2,2,3,3,3,-Pentafluoropropan-1-ol Both CF3CF2CH2OH 422059 19 -
HFE-254cb1 IPCC CH3OCF2CHF2 301 -
HFE-254cb2 EPA Rep. Program CH3OCF2CHF2 425887 359 -
HFE 263fb2 Both CF3CH2OCH3 460435 1 -
HFE-263m1 IPCC CF3OCH2CH3 29 -
3,3,3-Trifluoropropan-1-ol IPCC CF3CH2CH2OH <1 -
 Greening Chemistry: GHG Savings from Reduced Emission of GHG Chemicals Directly
This tab calculates GHG reductions from reducing use of high GWP chemicals and from switching to chemicals with little to no
global warming impact. The Greening Chemistry tab determines the CO2 equivalency of more than 200 chemicals listed by the International Panel on Climate Change [Carbon
Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), numerous Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), numerous Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and Sulfur
Hexafluoride (SF6)] and those listed by EPA’s GHG Reporting Program.

How to use this tab: Enter the mass of each chemical avoided for a project in the column "lbs. Chemical Avoided." Total lbs CO 2e avoided and MTCO2e reduced will be displayed for each project in the rows "ALL CHEMICALS".
Instructions to obtain MTCO 2e
MTCO2e = [Link] Avoided * (100-year Global Warming Potential) a * (0.4536 kg / lbs.) * (1 MTCO 2e / 1,000 kg CO 2)
Calculation Description
Example GQ Co. improved leak detection for their use of sulphur hexafluoride in their own electrical distribution equipment, saving 600 pounds of SF6 for the year. [Input 600 lbs into cell I47 and see Output of 14,340,000 lbs of CO 2 in cell I12 and 6,504 MTCO 2e in cell I10]
Global
IPCC, EPA Reporting
Warming
Industrial Chemical Reduced Program GHG Chemical Formula CAS # All Projects Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Project 5 Project 6 Project 7 Project 8 Project 9
Potential
Registry or all
(100 year)
Total GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction
(MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO 2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO 2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e)
ALL CHEMICALS - - - - - - - - - -
Total lbs. CO2e
Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO 2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO 2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided
ALL CHEMICALS - - - - - - - - - -

lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided
HFE-329mcc2 Both CF3CF2OCF2CHF2 67490362 3070 -
HFE–338mmz1 Both CHF2OCH(CF3)2 26103082 2620 -
HFE 338mcf2 Both CF3CF2OCH2CF3 156053882 929 -
Sevoflurane (HFE-347mmz1) Both CH2FOCH(CF3)2 28523866 216 -
HFE-347mcc3 (HFE-7000) Both CH3OCF2CF2CF3 28523866 530 -
HFE-347mcf2 Both CF3CF2OCH2CHF2 E1730135 854 -
HFE-347pcf2 Both CHF2CF2OCH2CF3 406780 889 -
HFE–356mm1 EPA Rep. Program (CF3)2CHOCH3 13171181 27 -
HFE–347mmy1 Both CH3OCF(CF3)2 22052842 363 -
HFE-356mec3 Both CH3OCF2CHFCF3 382343 387 -
HFE-356mff2 IPCC CF3CH2OCH2CF3 17 -
HFE-356pcf2 Both CHF2CH2OCF2CHF2 E1730137 719 -
HFE-356pcf3b Both CHF2OCH2CF2CHF2 35042990 446 -
HFE-356pcc3 Both CH3OCF2CF2CHF2 413 -
HFE-356mmz1 IPCC (CF3)2CHOCH3 14 -
HFE–365mcf3 Both CF3CF2CH2OCH3 378165 <1 -
HFE-365mcf2 IPCC CF3CF2OCH2CH3 58 -
HFE-374pc2 Both CH3CH2OCF2CHF2 512516 627 -
4,4,4-Trifluorobutan-1-ol IPCC CF3(CH2)2CH2OH <1 -
2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-octafluorocyclopentanol IPCC -(CF2)4CH(OH)- 13 -

(Octafluorotetramethy lene)hydroxymethyl group EPA Rep. Program X(CF2)4CH(OH)X NA 73 -

HFE-43-10pccc124 (H-Galden 1040x, HG-11) Both CHF2OCF2OC2F4OCHF2 E1730133 2,820 -
HFE–449s1 (HFE–7100) IPCC C4F9OCH3 163702076 421 -
HFE–449sl (HFE–7100) Chemical blend EPA Rep. Program (CF3)2CFCF2OCH3 163702087 297 -
n-HFE-7100 IPCC n-C4F9OCH3 486 -
i-HFE-7100 IPCC i-C4F9OCH3 407 -
HFE–569sf2 (HFE–7200) IPCC C4F9OC2H5 163702054 57 -
HFE–569sf2 (HFE–7200) Chemical blend EPA Rep. Program (CF3)2CFCF2OCH3 163702065 59 -
n-HFE-7200 IPCC n-C4F9OC2H5 65 -
i-HFE-7200 IPCC i-C4F9OC2H5 44 -
HFE-236ca12 (HG-10) Both CHF2OCF2OCHF2 78522471 5,350 -
HFE-338pcc13 (HG-01) Both CHF2OCF2CF2OCHF2 188690780 2,910 -
1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropan-2-ol;
Bis(trifluoromethyl)methanol Both (CF3)2CHOH 182 -
HG-02 IPCC HF2C-(OCF2CF2)2-OCF2H 2,730 -
HG-03 IPCC HF2C-(OCF2CF2)3-OCF2H 2,850 -
HG-20 IPCC HF2C-(OCF2)2-OCF2H 5,300 -
HG-21 IPCC HF2C-OCF2CF2OC-F2OCF2O-CF2H 3,890 -
HG-30 IPCC HF2C-(OCF2)3-OCF2H 7,330 -
1-Ethoxy-1,1,2,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane IPCC CF3CF2CF2OCH2CH3 61 -
Fluoroxene IPCC CF3CH2OCH=CH2 <1 -
1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoro-1-(fluoromethoxy)ethane IPCC CH2FOCF2CF2H 871 -
2-Ethoxy-3,3,4,4,5-pentafluorotetrahydro-2,5,-
bis[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]-
furan IPCC C12H5F19O2 56 -
Fluoro(methoxy)methane IPCC CH3OCH2F 13 -
Difluoro(methoxy)methane IPCC CH3OCHF2 144 -
Fluoro(fluoromethoxy)methane IPCC CH2FOCH2F 130 -
Difluoro(fluoromethoxy)methane IPCC CH2FOCHF2 617 -
Trifluoro(fluoromethoxy)methane IPCC CH2FOCF3 751 -
HG'-01 IPCC CH3OCF2CF2OCH3 222 -
HG'-02 IPCC CH30(CF2CF2O)2CH3 236 -
HG'-03 IPCC CH30(CF2CF2O)3CH3 221 -
HFE-329me3 IPCC CF3CFHCF2OCF3 4,550 -

3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,7-Undecafluoroheptan-1-ol IPCC CF3(CF2)4CH2CH2OH <1 -

3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,9-
Pentadecafluorononan-1-ol IPCC CF3(CF2)6CH2CH2OH <1 -
3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,11,11,11-
nonadecafluoroundecan-1-ol IPCC CF3(CF2)8CH2CH2OH <1 -
2-Chloro-1,1,2-trifluoro-1-methoxyethane IPCC CH3OCF2CHFCl 112 -
PFPMIE (perfluoropolymethylisopropyl ether) Both CF3OCF(CF3)CF2OCF2OCF3 9,710 -
HFE-216 IPCC CF3OCF=CF2 <1 -
 Greening Chemistry: GHG Savings from Reduced Emission of GHG Chemicals Directly
This tab calculates GHG reductions from reducing use of high GWP chemicals and from switching to chemicals with little to no
global warming impact. The Greening Chemistry tab determines the CO2 equivalency of more than 200 chemicals listed by the International Panel on Climate Change [Carbon
Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), numerous Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), numerous Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and Sulfur
Hexafluoride (SF6)] and those listed by EPA’s GHG Reporting Program.

How to use this tab: Enter the mass of each chemical avoided for a project in the column "lbs. Chemical Avoided." Total lbs CO 2e avoided and MTCO2e reduced will be displayed for each project in the rows "ALL CHEMICALS".
Instructions to obtain MTCO 2e
MTCO2e = [Link] Avoided * (100-year Global Warming Potential) a * (0.4536 kg / lbs.) * (1 MTCO 2e / 1,000 kg CO 2)
Calculation Description
Example GQ Co. improved leak detection for their use of sulphur hexafluoride in their own electrical distribution equipment, saving 600 pounds of SF6 for the year. [Input 600 lbs into cell I47 and see Output of 14,340,000 lbs of CO 2 in cell I12 and 6,504 MTCO 2e in cell I10]
Global
IPCC, EPA Reporting
Warming
Industrial Chemical Reduced Program GHG Chemical Formula CAS # All Projects Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4 Project 5 Project 6 Project 7 Project 8 Project 9
Potential
Registry or all
(100 year)
Total GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction GHG Reduction
(MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO 2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO 2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e) (MTCO2e)
ALL CHEMICALS - - - - - - - - - -
Total lbs. CO2e
Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO 2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO 2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided lbs. CO2e Avoided
ALL CHEMICALS - - - - - - - - - -

lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided lbs. Chemical Avoided
Trifluoromethyl formate IPCC HCOOCF3 588 -
Perfluoroethyl formate IPCC HCOOCF2CF3 580 -
Perfluoropropyl formate IPCC HCOOCF2CF2CF3 376 -
Perfluorobutyl formate IPCC HCOOCF2CF2CF2CF3 392 -
2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl formate IPCC HCOOCH2CF3 33 -
3,3,3-Trifluoropropyl formate IPCC HCOOCH2CH2CF3 17 -
1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl formate IPCC HCOOCHFCF3 470 -
1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropan-2-yl formate IPCC HCOOCH(CF3)2 333 -
Perfluorobutyl acetate IPCC CH3COOCF2CF2CF2CF3 2 -
Perfluoropropyl acetate IPCC CH3COOCF2CF2CF3 2 -
Perfluoroethyl acetate IPCC CH3COOCF2CF3 2 -
Trifluoromethyl acetate IPCC CH3COOCF3 2 -
Methyl carbonofluoridate IPCC FCOOCH3 95 -
1,1-Difluoroethyl carbonofluoridate IPCC FCOOCF2CH3 27 -
1,1-Difluoroethyl 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate IPCC CF3COOCF2CH3 31 -
Ethyl 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate IPCC CF3COOCH2CH3 1 -
2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate IPCC CF3COOCH2CF3 7 -
Methyl 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate IPCC CF3COOCH3 52 -
Methyl 2,2-difluoroacetate IPCC HCF3COOCH3 3 -
Difluoromethyl 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate IPCC CF3COOCHF2 27 -
2,2,3,3,4,4,4-Heptafluorobutan-1-ol IPCC C3F7CH2OH 34 -
1,1,2-Trifluoro-2-(trifluoromethoxy)-ethane IPCC CHF2CHFOCF3 1,240 -
1,Ethoxy-1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane IPCC CF3CHFCF2OCH2CH3 23 -
1,1,1,2,2,3,3-Heptafluoro-3-(1,2,2,2-
tetrafluoroethoxy)-propane IPCC CF3CF2CF2OCHFCF3 6,490 -
2,2,3,3-Tetrafluoro-1-propanol IPCC CHF2CF2CH2OH 13 -
2,2,3,4,4,4-Hexafluoro-1-butanol IPCC CF3CHFCF2CH2OH 17 -
2,2,3,3,4,4,4-Heptafluoro-1-butanol IPCC CF3CF2CF2CH2OH 16 -
1,1,2,2,-Tetrafluoro-3-methoxy-propane IPCC CHF2CF2CH2OCH3 <1 -
perfluoro-2-methyl-3-pentanone IPCC CF3CF2C(O)CF(CF3)2 <1 -
3,3,3-Trifluoro-propanal IPCC CF3CH2CHO <1 -
2-Fluoroethanol IPCC CH2FCH2OH <1 -
2,2-Difluoroethanol IPCC CHF2CH2OH 3 -
2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol IPCC CF3CH2OH 20 -
1,1'-Oxybis[2-(difluoromethoxy)-1,1,2,2-
tetrafluoroethane IPCC HCF2O(CF2CF2O)2CF2H 4,920 -
1,1,3,3,4,4,6,6,7,7,9,9,10,10,12,12-hexa-
decafluoro-2,5,8,11-Tetraoxadodecane IPCC HCF2O(CF2CF2O)3CF2H 4,490 -
1,1,3,3,4,4,6,6,7,7,9,9,10,10,12,12,13,13,14,15,1
5-eico-safluoro-2,5,8,11,14-
Pentaoxapentadecane IPCC HCF2O(CF2CFF2O)4CF2H 3,630 -

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Sources

SOURCE

(a) Source 9: IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, 2013, Chapter 8: Anthropogenic and
Chemicals Avoided
Natural Radiative Forcing, Appendix 8A: Lifetimes, Radiative Efficiencies and Metric
Values, Page 731.
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 Water Conservation: GHG Savings from Reduced Water Use
This tab converts water conservation into GHG emission reductions. The factor for converting gallons
of water to kWh of energy is a national-survey average of the energy required to pump raw water to a
treatment plant and distribute the water. This tab allows a user to choose either a national or state grid
emission factor, which the tool will apply in its formula to convert kWh of energy used to MTCO2e
emissions.

Unless hot water use is metered separately, it may be difficult to determine the energy use attributable
to heating water from a gas or electricity bill. Therefore, this tool treats gas and electricity savings from
heating less water as part of overall gas and electricity savings (which the user will capture in the
Stationary Source and Electricity Conservation tabs). Only the quantity of water reduced is accounted
for in this tab.

Water Use Water Conservation (non-heated water) Other Calculator

Select a state or U.S. National to designate where Please describe your methodology and source if
water was conserved. Enter gallons of non-heated you are using an alternate calculator. Enter your
How to use this tab: water conserved. "GHG Reduction" converts the input and MTCO2e values on the project rows.
Instructions to obtain MTCO2e reduction into MTCO2e.

MTCO2e = Water Conserved (gal.) * (3,300 kwh /

1,000,000 gal. water used)* [either National or
Regional emissions factor]

National Conversion factor: 0.000692

MTCO2e/kwh
Regional Conversion factor: (0.000498 to 0.00090
MTCO2e/kwh)
Calculation Description

GQ Co. reduced blow-down losses in boilers at NY

Example plants through acidification of water, saving 30
million gals of water.
NY 30,000,000 58.344

Non-heated Water GHG Reduction GHG Reduction

State or
Reduced (MTCO2e) Input (MTCO2e)
U.S.
(gallons)
(Select)
Total Input- All Projects 2,000,000 6.518 2,000,000 -

Project 1 IA 2,000,000 6.518 2,000,000

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Materials Management (under construction): GHG Savings from Materials Management — TBD
Plans for this tab: Quantification of GHG reductions resulting from extending the product life of materials used in manufacturing.
Destroying materials and creating replacement materials are the most GHG-intensive points in material life. GHG emissions are
reduced when less energy is used to heat and cool chemical reactions, distill chemicals, and fuel incineration, and when fewer
chemicals are incinerated (fewer carbons escape from the chemicals themselves). This tab will calculate both reduced fuel use and
reduced carbons emissions from chemical products not incinerated.

This tab will use life cycle modeling developed by Glaxo Smith Kline and North Carolina State University. The model uses carbon
mass balance to calculate the environmental outcomes of solvent management. It analyzes the solvent life-cycle of manufacturing,
re-use, reclamation, treatment, and disposal, and calculates GHG emissions from incinerating solvents used once, and from
separating once-used solvents for re-use. The model will apply to the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, resins, polymers, and
plastics (which all use a high ratio of solvents to final product made), and then later catalysts, intermediates, and feedstocks in the
broader organic chemicals industry. Space constraints might require linking this tab to another tool.
[Link]
Materials Management To Be Decided Other

To Be Determined If using another calculator to provide results, please

How to use this tab: provide your methodology and source in this section
Instructions to obtain MTCO2e and enter in and
yourChemSteer,
values below.
GaBi, GSK, and WARM are all
Calculation Description To Be Determined examples of other tools that could be used here.
Source
To Be Determined
(See Reference and Justification)

Input Volume GHG Reduction GHG Reduction

(MTCO2e) Input (MTCO2e)
(lbs)

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References & Justification
Source
Reference Website Last Updated/Next Update Justification
#

U.S. EPA, Clean Energy. "eGRID 2012 Version 1.0." May 2012. [Link] The emission factors for electricity consumption by state are obtained from
1 Downloadable ZIP file: eGRID2012_Version1-[Link]; worksheet anenergy/energy- May 2012 / unspecified eGRID's most recent file of emissions factors from 2009. These data represent
eGRID2012V1_0_year09_DATA, tabs ST09 and US09. resources/egrid/index. the generation mix, and thus the emissions, of U.S. electricity in 2009.
html

This is an EPA-provided list of simple conversion factors that are useful in

US EPA, Downloadable Document: "Unit Conversions, Emissions
2 [Link]
November, 2004 / NA calculating GHG emissions. Emission factors are based on molecular weights of
Factors, and Other Reference Data, 2004." Table I, Page 1.
GHGs, which will not need to be updated in the future.

EPA's best estimate for electricity savings from a CFL light bulb are published at
the Energy Star Website, on the 'Savings Calculator'
([Link]
[Link]?46be-1001&46be-1001). A 15 watt, 10,000-hour CFL bulb is
compared to an equivalent 60 watt, 1,000-hour conventional bulb in the
3 Energy Star Program, 'Savings Calculator,' 2011. [Link]
September 2011 / NA calculation. Assuming the bulb is used on average 3 hours a day, this results in
an annual 49 kwh savings per light bulb. This savings is converted to a savings
in MTCO2e with the state's emissions factor for electricity, as listed in eGRID.
While savings will differ across different power intensity light bulbs, 60 watts was
deemed by EPA to be the most common for residential settings.

[Link] The Climate Registry provides the most comprehensive, user-friendly source for
[Link]/downloads/ May, 2008 / NA emission factors for a variety of GHG-emitting fossil fuels. Tables in Chapter 12
[Link] provide most of the emission factors for Stationary Source fossil fuel energy
The Climate Registry, "General Reporting Protocol" 2008. products (explicitly for CO2, N2O, and CH4). Tables in 13 provide information on
4
2012 Climate Registry Default Emission Factors GHG emission factors related to transportation. Emissions factor data from The
Climate Registry is obtained primarily from US Inventory of Greenhouse Gas
January, 2012 / unspecified Emissions and Sinks 1990-2009 (April 2011), which in turn was derived directly
[Link]
from the IPCC (noted as a source in this workbook).

The EPA Climate Leaders program combines multiple sources of publically

available emissions factors in writing guidance to its members. Table 4 provides
average emissions factors for business travel: CO2 emissions factors are
modified from emissions factors given by Defra's 2007 Guidelines to GHG
EPA Climate Leaders. "Optional Emissions for Commuting, Emissions Factors, and N2O and CH4 emissions factors are calculated from the
5 May, 2008 / NA
[Link]
Business Travel, and Product Transport." May 2008.
U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks:1990-2005 and the Bureau of
Labor Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics for 2007. Note
that Climate Leader emissions factor categories (i.e. trip length) are not
consistent with the Defra source.
References & Justification
Source
Reference Website Last Updated/Next Update Justification
#

The U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory is developed by the U.S. Government to

meet commitments under the Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC). Article 4.1a of the UNFCCC requires that all countries periodically
publish and make available to the Conference of the Parties (COP) inventories
of anthropogenic emissions and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not
controlled by the Montreal Protocol. The US Inventory provides valuable
2011 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report - Inventory of U.S.
6 [Link]
April, 2011 / April, 2012 information on the distribution of vehicle ages currently on US roads, which
GHG Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2009. Annex 3.2, table A95
facilitates the calculation of GHG-emissions per vehicle miles traveled.
Specifically, the age distribution of vehicles, coupled with fuel mileage data from
the Energy Information Administration, 2009 (listed here as an additional
source), emission factors from The Climate Registry (listed here as an additional
source), allows for the calculation of a weighted average GHG pollution per
vehicle mile traveled.

The Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Review provides valuable

[Link] data on the fuel mileages of vehicles over time. Coupled with data from the US
EIA Annual Energy Review 2009, Energy Consumption by Sector, August 2010/
7 emeu/aer/[Link] GHG Inventory regarding vehicle age distribution, and emission factors from The
Table 2.8. September 2011
l Climate Registry, data from EIA is used to calculate a weighted average GHG
Office of per
pollution Transportation
vehicle mileand Air Quality (OTAQ) provides a document regarding
traveled.
the lifecycle GHG-emission intensities of several alternative fuels (presented as
relative to traditional fuels which they replace). This data, coupled with emission
factors used in other parts of this workbook, facilitates the calculation of
emission factors for corn based ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, and biodiesel. This
EPA. Office of Transportation and Air Quality. Greenhouse Gas
8 [Link]
April, 2007 / unspecified source of emission factors is considered 'middle of the road,' since consensus
Impacts of Expanded Renewable and Alternative Fuels. Fact Sheet.
values for emission factors of alternative fuels do not exist. Some sources claim
zero emissions, others, including publications in Science magazine, have
claimed lifetime GHG intensities may even be higher than conventional gasoline.
OTAQ's assessment is considered to be the best source for alternative fuel
emission factors in terms of consistency within the agency.
IPCC provides a list of GHG, and their global warming potentials, relative to
CO2, which facilitates a calculation of MTCO2e reduced. Both the gases and
9 IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, 2013. 2013 / NA
[Link]
their global warming potentials are liable to change as versions of the IPCC
report are updated.
Cross References
Name Link Description

OPPT recommends this calculator as a reputable and acceptable second source

for partners to utilize in converting source data into GHG. The Climate Leaders
GHG emissions calculator is designed as a simplified calculation tool to help
organizations estimate their GHG emissions. All methodologies are based on
the latest Climate Leaders GHG protocol guidance. The calculator will determine
the direct and indirect emissions at all sources in the company when activity is
EPA Climate Leaders Calculator [Link]
entered into various sections of the workgroup.

OPPT’s ChemSteer tool can be used to estimate screening-level workplace

exposure and environmental release (to air, water, landfill) of chemicals
manufactured or used at industrial and commercial facilities. Users are asked to
ChemSTEER Tool [Link]
input technical information about production processes, materials, and releases.

The EEBC estimates the environmental and economic benefits of purchasing

Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)-registered
products, in addition to improvements in equipment operation and end-of-life
management practices. Users can use the calculator to estimate savings in
energy use; virgin material use (increase in recycled materials);
CO2/Greenhouse gas emissions; air emissions; water emissions; toxic materials;
municipal solid waste generation; hazardous waste generation; and cost, where
Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator [Link]
feasible.

EPA provides lifecycle cost and energy savings estimates for replacing
Energy Star Savings Calculator for Compact conventional light bulbs with various CFL bulbs. Users can define the watt
Fluorescent Lights [Link]
intensities of bulbs being that are discontinued and those that replace them.

WARM calculates and totals GHG emissions of baseline and alternative waste
management practices—source reduction, recycling, combustion, composting,
and landfilling. The model calculates emissions in metric tons of carbon
equivalent (MTCE), metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e), and
energy units (million BTU) across a wide range of material types commonly found
EPA's WARM model [Link]
in municipal solid waste.

The Glaxo Smith Kline Pharma Solvents Calculator can be used to estimate life-
cycle environmental impacts of chemical solvent waste treatment (incineration,
landfilling, wastewater treatment). Among the environmental impacts estimated
Based on: Jimenez-Gonzalez C, Overcash are releases of two key GHGs (CO2, CH4) resulting from energy required to treat
Glaxo Smith Kline Pharma Solvents Calculator MR and Curzons AD. J. Chem. Technol. chemical solvent waste as well as fugitive releases from the waste treatment
(Green Engineering Tool) Biotechnol. 71:707-716 (2001) processes.

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol provides several free tools (registration required)
to help users identify emissions from a variety of activities, including stationary
combustion, purchased electricity, mobile source use. In addition, there are
several tools that help users identify emissions from sector-specific activities
such as production of aluminum, cement, iron and steel, lime, ammonia, nitric
acid, refrigerants, pulp and paper mills, and adipic acid. These sector specific
tools require a moderate amount of technical expertise regarding materials used
Greenhouse Gas Protocol [Link]
as well as the processes involved in production.
 Glossary & Conversion Factors
Abbreviation Meaning
GHG Greenhouse Gas
MMTCO2e Million Metric Tons Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
MTCO2e Metric Ton Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
MMTCe Million Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent
MTCe Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent
CO2eq Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
kwh Kilowatt hour
BTU British thermal unit
MBTU Thousand BTU
MMBTU Million BTU
lbs. Pound
kg Kilogram

Prefixes Factor
Kilo = 1,000
Mega = 1,000,000
Giga = 1,000,000,000
Tera = 1,000,000,000,000

Useful Conversions
1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
1 lbs. = 0.454 kg
1 kg = 2.205 lbs.
1 Metric Ton (tonne) = 1,000 kg
1 MTCe = 1,000 kg Carbon Equivalent
1 MMTCe = 1,000,000,000 kg Carbon Equivalent
1 MTCO2e = 1,000 kg Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
1 MMTCO2e = 1,000,000,000 kg Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
1 MTCE = 3.667 MTCO2e
1 short ton = 0.9072 metric tons
1 liter = 0.264 gallons
1 gallon = 3.785 liters
1 barrel petroleum = 42 gallons
1 kwh = 3,412 BTU = 1 kwh
1 BTU = 1 BTU = 0.00029 kwh
1 therms = 100,000 BTU = 29 kwh
1 cubic feet = 1027 BTU
Global Warming Potentials
1 CO2 = 1 CO2e
1 CH4 = 21 CO2e
1 N2O = 310 CO2e
Electricity Emission Factors: eGRID data and emissions factor conversion

Emission Factors from eGrid Emission factors converted to kg/kwh

State annual State annual State annual
CO2 non- CH4 non- N2O non- Annual CO2 Annual CH4
baseload baseload baseload non-baseload non-baseload
State
output output output emissions rate emissions rate
emission rate emission rate emission rate (kg/kwh) (kg/kwh)
(lb/MWh) (lb/GWh) (lb/GWh)
U.S. National 1555.4781 30.8338 19.7552 0.70556 0.00001
AK 1348.2862 38.4131 7.4062 0.61158 0.00002
AL 1568.9645 28.0801 22.2793 0.71168 0.00001
AR 1186.9911 30.4712 12.9745 0.53842 0.00001
AZ 1191.4867 20.2923 9.6514 0.54046 0.00001
CA 993.8453 35.8684 4.3834 0.45081 0.00002
CO 1730.9221 23.3603 21.9288 0.78515 0.00001
CT 1291.101 81.4343 17.2861 0.58564 0.00004
DC 2484.6913 106.6592 21.3379 1.12706 0.00005
DE 1780.8383 26.8375 22.1352 0.80779 0.00001
FL 1324.476 36.2561 12.6628 0.60078 0.00002
GA 1650.9891 25.739 24.4584 0.74889 0.00001
HI 1619.7326 102.7129 18.2531 0.73471 0.00005
IA 2165.9283 25.8686 34.7576 0.98247 0.00001
ID 754.8552 47.0096 9.6673 0.34240 0.00002
IL 2113.7057 25.5051 33.4702 0.95878 0.00001
IN 2094.8527 24.7851 33.8009 0.95023 0.00001
KS 2146.2235 26.8138 30.9207 0.97353 0.00001
KY 2135.9917 25.2244 36.0187 0.96889 0.00001
LA 1316.9027 26.8953 10.366 0.59735 0.00001
MA 1246.6524 43.1622 13.7585 0.56548 0.00002
MD 1984.6863 43.5362 33.9764 0.90025 0.00002
ME 752.3988 109.7345 16.3815 0.34129 0.00005
MI 1855.5189 37.9425 30.0622 0.84166 0.00002
MN 1905.7128 111.0021 38.6803 0.86443 0.00005
MO 2106.8341 24.921 32.8312 0.95566 0.00001
MS 1348.692 23.6972 12.9808 0.61177 0.00001
MT 2259.2727 27.2978 37.6216 1.02481 0.00001
NC 1856.1017 31.0088 29.4446 0.84193 0.00001
ND 2458.3344 28.9492 39.8723 1.11510 0.00001
NE 2380.8358 27.1374 38.5343 1.07995 0.00001
NH 1240.7663 68.8271 17.6518 0.56281 0.00003
NJ 1264.8906 24.8919 11.6554 0.57375 0.00001
NM 1368.8786 22.2726 10.6513 0.62092 0.00001
NV 1127.0987 19.1514 7.3841 0.51125 0.00001
NY 1295.4849 33.7827 9.8331 0.58763 0.00002
OH 1954.1411 23.5811 31.3224 0.88640 0.00001
OK 1396.0882 22.6455 12.0265 0.63327 0.00001
OR 980.5208 57.1536 12.2141 0.44476 0.00003
PA 1660.5617 28.6176 23.7473 0.75323 0.00001
RI 938.6963 18.5369 1.8847 0.42579 0.00001
SC 1647.3059 30.3127 24.3993 0.74722 0.00001
SD 2388.1241 30.1559 34.9822 1.08325 0.00001
TN 2049.5316 24.3098 34.3961 0.92967 0.00001
TX 1194.1351 20.4683 7.8132 0.54166 0.00001
UT 1361.2685 20.6208 14.2042 0.61747 0.00001
VA 1523.1685 52.7421 22.52 0.69091 0.00002
VT 84.9577 1157.4975 154.4594 0.03854 0.00053
WA 1374.0059 46.4273 19.5584 0.62325 0.00002
WI 1810.9429 35.3524 28.1539 0.82144 0.00002
WV 2093.6207 23.4978 35.1025 0.94967 0.00001
WY 2221.1744 25.0803 36.1948 1.00752 0.00001

Source: U.S. EPA eGRID2012_Version1-[Link], worksheet eGRID2012V1_0_year09_DATA, tabs ST09 and US09.
rs converted to kg/kwh Emission factors converted to MTCO2e

Annual non-
Annual N2O Annual CO2 Annual CH4 Annual N2O
baseload
non-baseload non-baseload non-baseload non-baseload
emissions
emissions rate emissions rate emissions rate emissions rate
factor, all GHG
(kg/kwh) (MTCO2e/kwh) (MTCO2e/kwh) (MTCO2e/kwh)
(MTCO2e/kwh)

0.00001 0.0007056 0.0000003 0.0000028 0.000709

0.00000 0.0006116 0.0000004 0.0000010 0.000613
0.00001 0.0007117 0.0000003 0.0000031 0.000715
0.00001 0.0005384 0.0000003 0.0000018 0.000541
0.00000 0.0005405 0.0000002 0.0000014 0.000542
0.00000 0.0004508 0.0000003 0.0000006 0.000452
0.00001 0.0007851 0.0000002 0.0000031 0.000788
0.00001 0.0005856 0.0000008 0.0000024 0.000589
0.00001 0.0011271 0.0000010 0.0000030 0.001131
0.00001 0.0008078 0.0000003 0.0000031 0.000811
0.00001 0.0006008 0.0000003 0.0000018 0.000603
0.00001 0.0007489 0.0000002 0.0000034 0.000753
0.00001 0.0007347 0.0000010 0.0000026 0.000738
0.00002 0.0009825 0.0000002 0.0000049 0.000988
0.00000 0.0003424 0.0000004 0.0000014 0.000344
0.00002 0.0009588 0.0000002 0.0000047 0.000964
0.00002 0.0009502 0.0000002 0.0000048 0.000955
0.00001 0.0009735 0.0000003 0.0000043 0.000978
0.00002 0.0009689 0.0000002 0.0000051 0.000974
0.00000 0.0005973 0.0000003 0.0000015 0.000599
0.00001 0.0005655 0.0000004 0.0000019 0.000568
0.00002 0.0009003 0.0000004 0.0000048 0.000905
0.00001 0.0003413 0.0000010 0.0000023 0.000345
0.00001 0.0008417 0.0000004 0.0000042 0.000846 Source: eGRID2012V1_0_year09_Sum
0.00002 0.0008644 0.0000011 0.0000054 0.000871
0.00001 0.0009557 0.0000002 0.0000046 0.000961
0.00001 0.0006118 0.0000002 0.0000018 0.000614
0.00002 0.0010248 0.0000003 0.0000053 0.001030
0.00001 0.0008419 0.0000003 0.0000041 0.000846
0.00002 0.0011151 0.0000003 0.0000056 0.001121
0.00002 0.0010799 0.0000003 0.0000054 0.001086
0.00001 0.0005628 0.0000007 0.0000025 0.000566
0.00001 0.0005738 0.0000002 0.0000016 0.000576
0.00000 0.0006209 0.0000002 0.0000015 0.000623
0.00000 0.0005113 0.0000002 0.0000010 0.000512
0.00000 0.0005876 0.0000003 0.0000014 0.000589
0.00001 0.0008864 0.0000002 0.0000044 0.000891
0.00001 0.0006333 0.0000002 0.0000017 0.000635
0.00001 0.0004448 0.0000005 0.0000017 0.000447
0.00001 0.0007532 0.0000003 0.0000033 0.000757
0.00000 0.0004258 0.0000002 0.0000003 0.000426
0.00001 0.0007472 0.0000003 0.0000034 0.000751
0.00002 0.0010833 0.0000003 0.0000049 0.001088
0.00002 0.0009297 0.0000002 0.0000048 0.000935
 0.00000 0.0005417 0.0000002 0.0000011 0.000543
0.00001 0.0006175 0.0000002 0.0000020 0.000620
0.00001 0.0006909 0.0000005 0.0000032 0.000695
0.00007 0.0000385 0.0000110 0.0000217 0.000071
0.00001 0.0006232 0.0000004 0.0000028 0.000626
0.00001 0.0008214 0.0000003 0.0000040 0.000826
0.00002 0.0009497 0.0000002 0.0000049 0.000955
0.00002 0.0010075 0.0000002 0.0000051 0.001013

abs ST09 and US09.

RID2012V1_0_year09_SummaryTables.pdf (see eGrid reference in Reference & Justification tab)