Production of CO/sub 2/ from fossil fuel burning by fuel type 1860-1982

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6834191

Rotty, R M; Marland, G

CO/sub 2/ emission calculations for the years 1860-1950 were obtained using fuel production data presented in the proceedings of the U.N. Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1956). Calculations for the years 1951-1982 were obtained using fuel production data from the U.N. Energy Statistics Yearbooks (1983, 1984). Fuel production rather than fuel consumption data are used, because fuel production data have appeared to be more reliable on a global basis than consumption data. Marland and Rotty have found the annual rate of increase for the period 1950-1973 to be 4.46 +/- 0.24 percent per year, and 1.86 +/- 113 percent for 1973-1981. This reduction since 1973 is attributed to OPEC price escalations and subsequent reductions in production. Although post-1973 growth in fossil fuel emissions has been erratic and overall growth rates are subject to much uncertainty, it is clear that the growth rate following 1973 is about half the earlier rate. During 1979-1982 there is a negative trend in CO/sub 2/ emissions. Carbon dioxide emissions are expressed in units of 10/sup 6/ tons C.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6834191
• Report Number(s): NDP-006
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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