OIL & GAS Greenhouse Gas Savings Study British Columbia Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA)
Project Summary
Greenhouse Gas Savings Study British Columbia Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA)
Project Value: $16,000 Key Project Elements Greenhouse Gas Emissions Greenhouse Gas Savings Study Emissions Factors Emissions Calculations
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Savings Study was prepared by CRA on behalf of the British Columbia Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA) to determine the reduction in GHG emissions in 2009. This reduction occurred as a result of BCUOMA's collection and recycling programs for used lubricating oil, oil filters, and used oil containers sold through the producer members' retail and wholesale facilities, as mandated by the province. These savings were determined by calculating the difference between the GHG emissions created by the BCUOMA's programme, called the Project scenario, and the emissions that would be created in the absence of the BCUOMA programme, called the Baseline scenario. Emission factors were required for the production of each virgin material used in the production of oil, oil filters and oil containers, as well as all the operations involved in the collection and recycling of such items. The emission factors associated with this study were based on the production of materials, energy generation, energy consumption, and transportation. Due to the specific nature of the BCUOMA’s operations, Ecoinvent Data v2.2 from the Ecoinvent Centre, Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories was referenced. A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet model was created to calculate the emissions associated with the project and baseline. Further, this will allow calculations and results to be regenerated based on updates to the input data.
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