Action Plan - FCM

Town of Banff Local Action Plan
Table 3: Energy Consumption for Municipal Operations, 1990-2000
Year Energy
Consumption
(GJ)
% Increase
from 1990
1990 38,000
1994 40,000 5%
1998 42,000 11%
2000 44,000 16%
2.4 Community-wide GHG Emissions
GHG emissions from fuel use was calculated using Environment Canada’s emission factors for
the various fuel types used in Banff. Emissions resulting from solid waste disposal were also
included in the inventory. These emissions were calculated using the emission factor presented
in the Partners for Climate Protection software. This emission factor includes all GHG
emissions that will result from the waste disposed, throughout its decomposition, not just in the
year that the waste is disposed in landfill. Total emissions from solid waste disposal were nearly
2,900 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 1998, representing less than 1% of Banff’s total
GHG emissions.
In 1998, total emissions were about 297 kilo-tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e), or 10.6
tonnes CO2e per capita. This information is presented in Table 4. As can be seen, commercial
buildings and visitor transportation are the major contributors to Banff’s total GHG emissions.
Table 4: Banff Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector, 1998
Sector
Emissions (1000
tonnes CO2)
%
Residential Buildings 34 11%
Commercial Buildings 145 49%
Municipal Operations 10 3%
Residential Transportation 23 8%
Visitor Transportation 66 22%
Commercial Transportation 19 6%
Total 297 100%
2.4.1 GHG Emissions Backcast to 1990 for the Community
As shown in Table 5, GHG emissions were estimated to be about 248 kilo-tonnes tonnes in 1990.
By 2000, emissions had increased by 28%, to about 318,000 tonnes.
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