EN8(1) Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Source Emissions Data by Calendar Year
Direct GHG Emissions
GHG
Base year
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Stationary Combustion
(electricity generation) 		CO 2 (kt)

1,232

2,354

293

256

442

279

568
CH 4 (t)

308

u/r

u/r

u/r

222

183

137
N 2O (t)

32

u/r

u/r

u/r

49

45

21
CO 2e (kt)

1,249

2,385

296

259

448

283

577
Stationary Combustion
(buildings) 		CO 2 (kt)

3

4

3

1

2

2

4
CH 4 (t)

1

0

0

0

1

1

1
N 2O (t)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
CO 2e (kt)

4

4

3

1

3

3

4
Mobile Combustion
(fleet and business use of personal vehicles) 		CO 2 (kt)

14

14

14

17

16

15

16
CH 4 (t)

1

u/r

u/r

u/r

1

1

1
N 2O (t)

2

u/r

u/r

u/r

2

2

2
CO 2e (kt)

15

15

15

18

16

15

17
Fugitive Emissions
(SF 6 releases) 		SF 6 (t)

5

u/r

u/r

u/r

3

3

2
CO 2e (kt)

116

81

64

77

70

55

51
Indirect GHG Emissions
Indirect Emissions
(electricity and steam consumed by BC Hydro) 		CO 2e (kt)

7

19

4

13

5

4

4
Thermal Independent Power Producers
(IPPs) 		CO 2 (kt)

14

503

805

796

930

849

724
CH 4 (t)

6

146

223

221

229

238

187
N 2O (t)

1

19

27

27

23

29

19
CO 2e (kt)

14

512

818

809

943

863

734
Customer Based Generation and Load Displacement CO 2 (kt)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

26

27

28
CH 4 (t)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

7

7

7
N 2O (t)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1

1

1
CO 2e (kt)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

27

27

28
Offsets
Island Cogeneration Project CO 2e (kt)
 
(120)
(250)
(260)
(327)
(296)
(244)
Total GHG Emissions from Electricity Generation in B.C. CO 2e (kt)
1,405
2,896
950
917
1,815
954
1,171

Base year is the average for 1989-1993.
Greenhouse gas impacts due to net import/export are not included.
Entries noted u/r are under review and will be re-released at a later date.

Last Modified: Jul 11, 2007