NEW YORK GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND SINKS INVENTORY:

SUMMARY

New York Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 1990

Million Metric Tons of Carbon Equivalent



70.0-r



60.0-

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New York State Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 1990

BY SECTOR

co2

(MMTCE)

Methane
(MMTCE)

Nitrous Oxide
(MMTCE)

HFCs, PFCs,
and SF6
(MMTCE)

Total GHG
Emissions
(MMTCE)

Energy - Residential

8.5

*

*

*

8.5

Energy - Commercial

6.5

*

*

*

6.5

Energy - Industrial

4.5

*

*

*

4.5

Energy - Transport

22.5

*

*

*

22.5

Energy - Utility

19.1

*

*

*

19.1

Energy - Exported Electricity

*

*

*

*

*

Energy - Other

*

0.1

1.1

*

1.2

Total Energy

61.1

0.1

1.1

*

62.3

Waste

*

11.6

*

*

11.6

Agriculture

*

0.7

0.2

*

0.9

Industry

0.3

*

*

0.6

0.9

Land Use

*

*

*

*

*

TOTAL

61.4

12.4

1.3

0.6

75.7

All emissions are reported in million metric tons of carbon equivalent (MMTCE).

An asterisk ( * ) indicates that emissions of the gas from this sector were zero, insignificant, or not reported.

Emissions due to coal mining and extraction of natural gas and oil are included in the energy - other
figures, and emissions from biofuel combustion are excluded.

The major source of carbon dioxide emissions was fossil fuel combustion (99%), the
majority of which is due to transportation petroleum. Minor emissions came from
cement production (<1%). Carbon dioxide sources or sinks from forest resources were
not estimated in this inventory. Sources of methane emissions were landfills (93%),
domesticated animals (5%), fossil fuel combustion (1%), and manure management
(<1%). Nitrous oxide emissions were accounted for by fossil fuel combustion (84%),
and fertilizer use (16%).

New York state's emissions in 1990 were 4.2 MTCE per capita, compared to 1990 U.S.
emissions of 6.4 MTCE per capita.

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