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FINAL <strong>Nevada</strong> GHG <strong>Inventory</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Reference</strong> <strong>Case</strong> Projection<br />

CCS, July 2007<br />

Table of Contents<br />

Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... iii<br />

Acronyms <strong>and</strong> Key Terms ............................................................................................................. ix<br />

Summary of Preliminary Findings .................................................................................................. 1<br />

Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1<br />

<strong>Nevada</strong> <strong>Greenhouse</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> Emissions: Sources <strong>and</strong> Trends .............................................................. 2<br />

Historical Emissions ................................................................................................................... 4<br />

Overview ................................................................................................................................. 4<br />

A Closer Look at the Two Major Sources: Electricity <strong>and</strong> Transportation ............................ 6<br />

<strong>Reference</strong> <strong>Case</strong> <strong>Projections</strong> ......................................................................................................... 7<br />

Key Uncertainties <strong>and</strong> Next Steps .............................................................................................. 8<br />

Approach ................................................................................................................................... 10<br />

General Methodology ........................................................................................................... 10<br />

General Principles <strong>and</strong> Guidelines ........................................................................................ 12<br />

Appendix A. Electricity Use <strong>and</strong> Supply ..................................................................................... 14<br />

Appendix B. Residential, Commercial, <strong>and</strong> Industrial (RCI) Fossil Fuel Combustion ............... 30<br />

Appendix C. Transportation Energy Use ..................................................................................... 37<br />

Appendix D. Industrial Processes ................................................................................................ 43<br />

Appendix E. Fossil Fuel Industries .............................................................................................. 52<br />

Appendix F. Agriculture .............................................................................................................. 57<br />

Appendix G. Waste Management ................................................................................................ 63<br />

Appendix H. Forestry................................................................................................................... 67<br />

Appendix I. <strong>Inventory</strong> <strong>and</strong> Forecast for Black Carbon ................................................................ 73<br />

Appendix J. <strong>Greenhouse</strong> <strong>Gas</strong>es <strong>and</strong> Global Warming Potential Values: Excerpts from the<br />

<strong>Inventory</strong> of U.S. <strong>Greenhouse</strong> Emissions <strong>and</strong> Sinks: 1990-2000 ............................ 78<br />

<strong>Nevada</strong> Division of viii Center for Climate Strategies<br />

Environmental Protection<br />

www.climatestrategies.us

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