World GHG Emissions Flow Chart - ASN Bank
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World GHG Emissions Flow Chart Total emissions worldwide (2012) 51,840 MtCO2 eq Analysis by Ecofys. All the data are for 2012. The global estimate of 51,840 MtCO2 equivalent results from adding calculated data totals for each sector, based on 2012 data updated from our previous 2010 flow chart. All percentages represent total global emissions. The data for Land Use Change are subject to significant uncertainties. The following sources were used: IEA, 2014, CO2 emissions database Joint Research Centre, European Commission, 2013, Global Emissions EDGAR v4.2 FT2010 (October 2013) , available at http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/over- view.php?v=42FT2010 CDIAC, 2013, Preliminary CO2 Emissions 2012, available at http://cdiac.ornl.gov/ftp/trends/emissions/ IEA, 2014, Energy Balances Global Carbon Project, 2014, data available at http://cdiac.ornl.gov/GCP/ 2015 Duurzaambedrijfsleven.nl designbyteunerium 2. Fossil fuel related emissions Coal Coal is causing most emissions and is primarily burned for electricity generation and in steel and cement industry. Direct emissions (examples) Sector: Land Use Change Cutting down trees for logging or agriculture releases CO2 stored in the biomass. 1. Direct emissions (examples) Sector: Agricultural Cows and other livestock emit tons of methane (CH4) by passing gas each day. Natural Gas Natural Gas is typically used as a source of energy for heating, cooking and electricity generation. Oil Oil emissions result mainly from combustion as transport fuels in cars, trucks and airplanes Direct emissions (examples) Sector: Landfills Organic matter in landfills emits tons of methane (CH4) each year. Greenhouse gas N20 5.9% CH4 19.0% CO2 73.5% HFCs & PFCs 1.6% Sector Transport 14.5% 18.3% Industry 29.1% 20.2% 6.2% 4.8% 4.3% 1.4% 1.0% 0.9% 10.5% 1.5% 1.9% 10.6% 6.5% 0.8% 2.7% 3.7% Other industries Paper, pulp and printing Residential Food and tobacco Non-ferrous metals Chemical and petrochemical Iron and steel Non-metallic minerals Aviation 0.5% Rail Others Road Livestock and manure 7.7% Deforestation/Afforestation and Land Coal Mining Oil and gas extraction, refining and processing Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use Other Energy 14.5% 8.1% Energy industry own use & losses 11.2% Commercial and public services 7.0% 5.2% 0.1% Other agriculture Agricultural soils Agricultural Energy Use 1.8% Waste water & others 1.6% Landfills Landfills and waste water 3.4% Buildings Source Coal 24.8% Natural Gas 18.5% Oil 20.0% Direct emissions 36.2% Combusted Waste 0.5%
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World GHG Emissions Flow ChartTotal emissions worldwide (2012)
51,840MtCO2 eq
Analysis by Ecofys. All the data are for 2012. The global estimate of 51,840 MtCO2 equivalent results from adding calculated data totals for each sector, based on 2012 data updated from our previous 2010 flow chart. All percentages represent total global emissions. The data for Land Use Change are subject to significant uncertainties.The following sources were used:IEA, 2014, CO2 emissions database Joint Research Centre, European Commission, 2013, Global Emissions EDGAR v4.2 FT2010 (October 2013) , available at http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/over-view.php?v=42FT2010CDIAC, 2013, Preliminary CO2 Emissions 2012, available at http://cdiac.ornl.gov/ftp/trends/emissions/IEA, 2014, Energy BalancesGlobal Carbon Project, 2014, data available at http://cdiac.ornl.gov/GCP/
2015 Duurzaambedrijfsleven.nldesignbyteunerium
2. Fossil fuel related emissions
CoalCoal is causing most emissions and is primarily burned for electricity generation and in steel and cement industry.
Direct emissions (examples)
Sector: Land Use ChangeCutting down trees for logging or agriculture releases CO2 stored in the biomass.
1. Direct emissions (examples)
Sector: AgriculturalCows and other livestock emit tons of methane (CH4) by passing gas each day.
Natural GasNatural Gas is typically used as a source of energy for heating, cooking and electricity generation.
OilOil emissions result mainly from combustion as transport fuels in cars, trucks and airplanes
Direct emissions (examples)
Sector: LandfillsOrganic matter in landfills emits tons of methane (CH4) each year.
Greenhouse gas
N20
5.9%
CH419.0%
CO273.5%
HFCs & PFCs 1.6%
Sector
Transport
14.5%
18.3%
Industry
29.1%
20.2%
6.2%
4.8%
4.3%1.4%1.0%0.9%
10.5%
1.5%
1.9%
10.6%
6.5%
0.8%
2.7%
3.7%
Other industries
Paper, pulp and printing
Residential
Food and tobaccoNon-ferrous metals
Chemical and petrochemical
Iron and steel
Non-metallic minerals
Aviation0.5%Rail
Others
Road
Livestock and manure
7.7%Deforestation/Afforestation and Land
Coal MiningOil and gas extraction,
refining and processing
Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use
Other Energy
14.5%8.1%Energy industry own use & losses
11.2%
Commercial and public services 7.0%
5.2%
0.1%Other agriculture
Agricultural soilsAgricultural Energy Use
1.8%Waste water & others1.6%Landfills Landfills and waste water
3.4%
Buildings
Source
Coal24.8%
Natural Gas18.5%
Oil20.0%
Direct emissions36.2%
Combusted Waste
0.5%11.8%
8.9%
3.7%
7.8%
6.6%
3.5%3.3%
13.4%
6.0%
19.4%
3.4%
6.4% 6.4%
8.1%
3.4%
8.6%
19.4%
14.3%
17.7%
6.0%
23.1%
