NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT
Journal of the Faculties of Science and Agriculture, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
ISSN: 1119-9008
DOI: 10.5987/UJ-NJSE
Email: njse@universityjournals.org
ESTIMATED INVENTORY OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) EMISSION IN NIGERIA FROM THREE MAJOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM 2000 TO 2014 USING A MODIFIED REFERENCE APPROACH
DOI: 10.5987/UJ-NJSE.16.060.1 | Article Number: 06203B11 | Vol.14 (1) - July 2016
Authors: Akpojotor G. E. , Ofomola M. O. and Ezoukumo Z.
Keywords: Global warming, carbon dioxide, inventory, reference approach, petroleum products
The recent Paris Agreement on how to abate the climate change requires both developed and developing countries to assumed increasing responsibility to address climate change in line with their capabilities. The implication is that every country must obtain an inventory of the greenhouse gases (GHG) emission from all reliable sources to enable them strategize on how to reduce it. Nigeria like many developing countries, still do not have reliable data base for many of these sources for now. So here the study propose that a theoretical approach of estimating the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in kg that is emitted by n-litres of fuel which is a modification of the reference approach, can be a starting point in planning for the inventory of CO2 emission in Nigeria. The method is demonstrated to obtain an estimate of the CO2 emission in Nigeria from 2000 to 2014 from only the three major petroleum products which are Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), Diesel (AGO) and House Hold Kerosene (HHK) that can be obtained from government official agency. The results depict fluctuation in the CO2 emission in Nigeria in the 15 years period in agreement with the projection in the literature. The results also shown that for the total emission of CO2 in this period, the highest emission was from PMS with 73.60%, followed by AGO with 15.60% and the least emitter is HHK with 10.80%. This trend is also in agreement with the distributive uses of these petroleum products
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