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Source Emissions Data by Calendar Year
Direct GHG Emissions
GHG
Base year†
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Stationary Combustion
(electricity generation)
CO 2 (kt)
1,232
2,354
293
256
442
279
CH 4 (t)
308
1
0
0
222
183
N 2O (t)
32
0
0
0
49
45
CO 2e (kt)
1,249
2,385
296
259
448
283
Stationary Combustion
(buildings)
CO 2 (kt)
3
4
3
1
2
2
CH 4 (t)
1
0
0
0
1
1
N 2O (t)
0
0
0
0
0
0
CO 2e (kt)
4
4
3
1
3
3
Mobile Combustion
(fleet and business use of personal vehicles)
CO 2 (kt)
14
14
14
17
16
15
CH 4 (t)
1
0
0
0
1
1
N 2O (t)
2
0
0
0
2
2
CO 2e (kt)
15
15
15
18
16
15
Fugitive Emissions
(SF 6 releases)
SF 6 (t)
5
0
0
0
3
3
CO 2e (kt)
116
81
64
77
67
62
Indirect GHG Emissions
 
Indirect Emissions
(electricity and steam consumed by BC Hydro)
CO 2e (kt)
7
19
4
13
5
4
Thermal Independent Power Producers
(IPPs)
CO 2 (kt)
14
503
805
796
1,170
849
CH 4 (t)
6
146
223
221
318
238
N 2O (t)
1
19
27
27
36
29
CO 2e (kt)
14
512
818
809
1,188
863
Customer Based Generation and Load Displacement CO 2 (kt)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
279
283
CH 4 (t)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
104
114
N 2O (t)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
9
13
CO 2e (kt)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
284
290
Offsets
Island Cogeneration Project CO 2e (kt)
 
(120)
(250)
(260)
(327)
(296)
Total GHG Emissions from Electricity Generation in B.C. CO 2e (kt)
1,405
2,896
950
917
1,685
1,223

†Base year is the average for 1989-1993.
Building Electricity and Steam Consumption has been added to the inventory for 2005 and updated back to 2001.
GHG impacts due to net import/export are not included.

Total GHG emissions from generation in B.C. are lower than 2004 as a result of higher water supply for hydroelectric facilities and lower operation of thermal generating facilities.

Last Modified: Jul 17, 2006

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