Joliet 29, owned by NRG Energy, was the largest emitter of CO 2 - e in northern
Question:
Joliet 29, owned by NRG Energy, was the largest emitter of CO2- e in northern Illinois in 2015. The plant’s emissions during that year were as follows:
Metric Tons
CO2 ...........................5,656,485.0
CH4(methane).....................642.4
N2O(nitrous oxide)...............93.4
Required:
a. Use the factors set forth in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to compute Joliet 29’s CO2 equivalent (CO2-e) emissions in 2015.
b. NRG Energy converted Joliet 29 from burning primarily coal to natural gas in 2016. Assume that the conversion reduced the facility’s GHG emissions by 40 percent. How much lower would 2015 emissions have been had Joliet 29 primarily burned natural gas during that year?
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International Accounting
ISBN: 978-1260466539
5th edition
Authors: Timothy Doupnik, Mark Finn, Giorgio Gotti, Hector Perera
