GHG inventory report · GPC BASIC · GWP-100 CH₄ 28 / N₂O 265
City of Maplewood, FY 2024
- Boundary:
- Municipal limits of the City of Maplewood (GPC city boundary)
- Population:
- 16,500
- Grid region:
- RFCW
- Inventory:
- FY 2024 GHG Inventory
Executive summary
In FY 2024, City of Maplewood emitted 154,500 tonnes of CO₂e across the GPC BASIC scopes. That works out to about 9.4 tonnes per resident. Scope 2 (purchased electricity) is the largest share at 39% (60,841 t), and stationary energy is the biggest sector at 52% of the total. Every source below is reported with a data-quality flag and, where excluded, a GPC notation key, so this inventory is defensible and ready to act on.
Walkthrough · 1 of 5
Start with the summary
The paragraph up top is the whole inventory in plain English: your total, your biggest source, and how clean the data is. If you read one thing, read that.
| Scope 1: in-boundary combustion & treatment | 54,951 t CO₂e |
|---|---|
| Scope 2: grid-supplied energy | 60,841 t CO₂e |
| Scope 3: out-of-boundary waste | 38,708 t CO₂e |
BASIC total
154,500 t CO₂e
≈ 9.4 t per resident
- Scope 1: in-boundary combustion & treatment:54,951 t(36%)
- Scope 2: grid-supplied energy:60,841 t(39%)
- Scope 3: out-of-boundary waste:38,708 t(25%)
Emissions by sector
Emissions by sector and scope(GPC Table 4.3)
GPC I
Stationary Energy
- Scope 1
- 20,612
- Scope 2
- 60,453
- Scope 3
- —
- Sector total
- 81,065 t
GPC II
Transportation
- Scope 1
- 34,339
- Scope 2
- 388
- Scope 3
- —
- Sector total
- 34,727 t
GPC III
Waste
- Scope 1
- —
- Scope 2
- —
- Scope 3
- 38,708
- Sector total
- 38,708 t
GPC IV
Industrial Processes & Product Use
- Scope 1
- —
- Scope 2
- —
- Scope 3
- —
- Sector total
- 0 t
GPC V
Agriculture, Forestry & Other Land Use
- Scope 1
- —
- Scope 2
- —
- Scope 3
- —
- Sector total
- 0 t
Source detail
I.1.1
Residential natural gas
Quality H/M (AD/EF)
12,550 t CO₂e
I.1.1
Residential propane / LPG
NO
— t CO₂e
I.1.1
Residential wood / biomass
NO
— t CO₂e
I.2.1
Commercial & institutional natural gas
Quality H/M (AD/EF)
4,887 t CO₂e
I.2.1
Commercial propane / LPG
NO
— t CO₂e
I.3.1
Industrial fuel oil (No. 2)
Quality M/M (AD/EF)
3,175 t CO₂e
I.3.1
Industrial natural gas
NO
— t CO₂e
I.3.1
Industrial coal
NO
— t CO₂e
I.1.2
Residential grid electricity
Quality H/M (AD/EF)
32,569 t CO₂e
I.2.2
Commercial & institutional grid electricity
Quality H/M (AD/EF)
19,582 t CO₂e
I.3.2
Industrial grid electricity
Quality M/M (AD/EF)
8,302 t CO₂e
I.4.1
Energy industries fuel
NO
— t CO₂e
I.4.2
Energy industries grid electricity
NO
— t CO₂e
I.4.4
Energy generation supplied to the grid
NE
— t CO₂e
I.5.1
Agriculture, forestry & fishing fuel
NO
— t CO₂e
I.5.2
Agriculture, forestry & fishing electricity
NO
— t CO₂e
I.6.1
Non-specified stationary fuel
NO
— t CO₂e
I.6.2
Non-specified grid electricity
NO
— t CO₂e
I.7.1
Fugitive emissions: coal
NO
— t CO₂e
I.8.1
Fugitive emissions: oil & natural gas
NO
— t CO₂e
I.1.3
T&D losses: residential electricity
NE
— t CO₂e
I.2.3
T&D losses: commercial electricity
NE
— t CO₂e
I.3.3
T&D losses: industrial electricity
NE
— t CO₂e
II.1.1
On-road gasoline
Quality M/M (AD/EF)
28,400 t CO₂e
II.1.1
On-road diesel
Quality M/M (AD/EF)
5,940 t CO₂e
II.1.2
Electricity for EVs & electric transit
Quality M/M (AD/EF)
388 t CO₂e
II.2.1
Railway diesel
NO
— t CO₂e
II.2.2
Railway grid electricity
NO
— t CO₂e
II.3.1
Waterborne navigation fuel
NO
— t CO₂e
II.4.1
Aviation fuel
NO
— t CO₂e
II.5.1
Off-road transportation fuel
NO
— t CO₂e
II.1.3
On-road transboundary (out-of-boundary portion)
NE
— t CO₂e
II.2.3
Railway transboundary (out-of-boundary portion)
NE
— t CO₂e
II.3.3
Waterborne transboundary (out-of-boundary portion)
NE
— t CO₂e
II.4.3
Aviation transboundary (out-of-boundary portion)
NE
— t CO₂e
III.1.1
Solid waste landfilled in boundary
NO
— t CO₂e
III.1.2
Solid waste landfilled outside boundary
Quality M/L (AD/EF)
37,597 t CO₂e
III.2.1
Organics composted in boundary
NO
— t CO₂e
III.2.2
Organics composted outside boundary
Quality M/L (AD/EF)
536 t CO₂e
III.3.1
Waste incinerated in boundary
NO
— t CO₂e
III.3.2
Waste incinerated outside boundary
NO
— t CO₂e
III.4.1
Wastewater treated in boundary
NO
— t CO₂e
III.4.2
Wastewater treated outside boundary
Quality H/L (AD/EF)
574 t CO₂e
III.1.3
Imported waste landfilled in boundary
NE
— t CO₂e
III.2.3
Imported organics treated in boundary
NE
— t CO₂e
III.3.3
Imported waste incinerated in boundary
NE
— t CO₂e
III.4.3
Imported wastewater treated in boundary
NE
— t CO₂e
IV.1
Industrial processes
NE
— t CO₂e
IV.2
Product use
NE
— t CO₂e
V.1
Livestock
NE
— t CO₂e
V.2
Land
NE
— t CO₂e
V.3
Aggregate sources & non-CO₂ on land
NE
— t CO₂e
Emissions by gas(GPC §4.2)
| Gas | Mass (t) | t CO₂e (GWP-100: CH₄ 28 · N₂O 265) |
|---|---|---|
| CO₂ (fossil) | 115,102 | 115,102 |
| CH₄ | 1,368 | 38,307 |
| N₂O | 4.11 | 1,090 |
| Biogenic CO₂ (memo — excluded from totals) | 0 | — |
Notation keys(GPC Table 2.1 — excluded sources, accounted for)
NO (23): Residential propane / LPG · Residential wood / biomass · Commercial propane / LPG · Industrial natural gas · Industrial coal · Energy industries fuel · Energy industries grid electricity · Agriculture, forestry & fishing fuel · Agriculture, forestry & fishing electricity · Non-specified stationary fuel · Non-specified grid electricity · Fugitive emissions: coal · Fugitive emissions: oil & natural gas · Railway diesel · Railway grid electricity · Waterborne navigation fuel · Aviation fuel · Off-road transportation fuel · Solid waste landfilled in boundary · Organics composted in boundary · Waste incinerated in boundary · Waste incinerated outside boundary · Wastewater treated in boundary
NE (17): Energy generation supplied to the grid · T&D losses: residential electricity · T&D losses: commercial electricity · T&D losses: industrial electricity · On-road transboundary (out-of-boundary portion) · Railway transboundary (out-of-boundary portion) · Waterborne transboundary (out-of-boundary portion) · Aviation transboundary (out-of-boundary portion) · Imported waste landfilled in boundary · Imported organics treated in boundary · Imported waste incinerated in boundary · Imported wastewater treated in boundary · Industrial processes · Product use · Livestock · Land · Aggregate sources & non-CO₂ on land
Methodology
This inventory follows the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC) v1.1 at the BASIC reporting level, city-induced framework. Scope 1 covers in-boundary combustion and treatment; Scope 2 covers grid-supplied electricity (location-based); Scope 3 covers out-of-boundary waste.
Rounding: each scope total is rounded to the nearest tonne exactly once; the BASIC total is the sum of the rounded scopes, so this report always foots. GWPs: 100-year (CH₄ 28, N₂O 265) per the factor set’s IPCC assessment-report vintage. Biogenic CO₂ is reported as a memo item and excluded from all totals (GPC Box 4.2). Landfill methane follows GPC Eq 8.2–8.4 (LGOP Ch.11 points at the same IPCC method); wastewater follows Eq 8.9–8.14 where the BOD method is selected; incineration follows Eq 8.6 with fossil/biogenic carbon split.
Factor set epa-2025.2: EPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (fuel combustion), EPA eGRID subregion total-output rates (electricity), IPCC 2006 Vol.5 defaults (waste). The complete factor table with per-factor citations is printed in the appendix below.
Methods by subsector(GPC §4.2)
GPC I.1Residential natural gas · Residential grid electricity45,119 t CO₂e
- Residential natural gas: Fuel-quantity method: reported therms × EPA/IPCC combustion factors (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O per unit).
- Residential grid electricity: Grid-consumption method: reported kWh × EPA eGRID subregion total-output emission rates (location-based).
Quality (worst-in-group): activity data H · emission factor M (GPC Table 4.3 scale).
GPC I.2Commercial & institutional natural gas · Commercial & institutional grid electricity24,469 t CO₂e
- Commercial & institutional natural gas: Fuel-quantity method: reported therms × EPA/IPCC combustion factors (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O per unit).
- Commercial & institutional grid electricity: Grid-consumption method: reported kWh × EPA eGRID subregion total-output emission rates (location-based).
Quality (worst-in-group): activity data H · emission factor M (GPC Table 4.3 scale).
GPC I.3Industrial fuel oil (No. 2) · Industrial grid electricity11,477 t CO₂e
- Industrial fuel oil (No. 2): Fuel-quantity method: reported gallons × EPA/IPCC combustion factors (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O per unit).
- Industrial grid electricity: Grid-consumption method: reported kWh × EPA eGRID subregion total-output emission rates (location-based).
Quality (worst-in-group): activity data M · emission factor M (GPC Table 4.3 scale).
GPC II.1On-road gasoline · On-road diesel · Electricity for EVs & electric transit34,727 t CO₂e
- On-road gasoline: Fuel-quantity method: reported gallons × EPA/IPCC combustion factors (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O per unit).
- On-road diesel: Fuel-quantity method: reported gallons × EPA/IPCC combustion factors (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O per unit).
- Electricity for EVs & electric transit: Grid-consumption method: reported kWh × EPA eGRID subregion total-output emission rates (location-based).
Quality (worst-in-group): activity data M · emission factor M (GPC Table 4.3 scale).
GPC III.1Solid waste landfilled outside boundary37,597 t CO₂e
- Solid waste landfilled outside boundary: GPC Eq 8.3/8.4 methane commitment: annual tonnage × L₀ from site-class MCF/OX and DOC/DOCf/F parameters, net of the capture fraction.
Quality (worst-in-group): activity data M · emission factor L (GPC Table 4.3 scale).
GPC III.2Organics composted outside boundary536 t CO₂e
- Organics composted outside boundary: IPCC biological-treatment defaults: wet tonnage × CH₄ and N₂O per tonne composted.
Quality (worst-in-group): activity data M · emission factor L (GPC Table 4.3 scale).
GPC III.4Wastewater treated outside boundary574 t CO₂e
- Wastewater treated outside boundary: Per-capita quick method: population served × IPCC/US-default per-person CH₄ and N₂O rates for centralized aerobic treatment.
Quality (worst-in-group): activity data H · emission factor L (GPC Table 4.3 scale).
Data quality & uncertainty(GPC Ch. 6)
Weighted by contribution to the BASIC total: 45% of emissions rest on high-quality activity data (metered or utility-reported), 55% on medium-quality data (modeled, scaled, or state-allocated), and 0% on low-quality data (estimated or default-based). Emission-factor quality is rated per factor in the appendix; published EPA values carry medium confidence at the community scale, and IPCC Tier 1 defaults carry low confidence.
This is a qualitative assessment per GPC Chapter 6: quantified confidence intervals are not asserted. The figures most sensitive to assumptions are the waste-sector estimates (landfill parameters and per-capita wastewater defaults) and any direct-entry values modeled outside this engine. Improving the 55% of the total that sits on medium/low-quality activity data — typically by obtaining utility- and hauler-reported figures — is the highest-value refinement for the next inventory year.
Appendix: emission factors(factor set epa-2025.2)
Every factor used in this inventory, as gas mass per activity unit, with its citation. GWPs applied: CH₄ 28 · N₂O 265 (100-year).
| Gas | t per kWh |
|---|---|
| CO₂ (fossil) | 4.536e-4 |
| CH₄ | 3.950e-8 |
| N₂O | 5.440e-9 |
| EPA eGRID2022 Summary Tables, Table 1: Subregion Output Emission Rates (total output, lb/MWh x 4.53592e-7 -> t/kWh); line-item verified against the published table 2026-08-02 | |
| Factor | Unit | t CO₂ | t CH₄ | t N₂O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| natural_gas_thermEPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025), Table 1: 53.06 kg CO2/mmBtu x 0.1 mmBtu/therm; CH4 1.0e-3, N2O 1.0e-4 kg/mmBtu; verified 2026-08-02 | therm | 5.306e-3 | 1.000e-7 | 1.000e-8 |
| fuel_oil_2_gallonEPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025), Table 1: 73.96 kg CO2/mmBtu x 0.138 mmBtu/gal = 10.21 kg CO2/gal; verified 2026-08-02 | gallon | 1.021e-2 | 4.140e-7 | 8.280e-8 |
| propane_gallonEPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025), Table 1: 62.87 kg CO2/mmBtu x 0.091 mmBtu/gal; verified 2026-08-02 | gallon | 5.720e-3 | 2.700e-7 | 5.500e-8 |
| kerosene_gallonEPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025), Table 1: 75.20 kg CO2/mmBtu x 0.135 mmBtu/gal; verified 2026-08-02 | gallon | 1.015e-2 | 4.100e-7 | 8.100e-8 |
| coal_bituminous_tonEPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025), Table 1: 93.28 kg CO2/mmBtu x 24.93 mmBtu/short ton; verified 2026-08-02 | short ton | 2.325e+0 | 2.740e-4 | 4.000e-5 |
| wood_tonEPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025), Table 1: 93.80 kg CO2 (biogenic)/mmBtu x 17.48 mmBtu/short ton; verified 2026-08-02 | short ton | 0 | 1.260e-4 | 6.300e-6 |
| gasoline_gallonEPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025), Tables 2-4: 8.78 kg CO2/gal; CH4/N2O fleet-averaged g/mile converted at average fuel economy; verified 2026-08-02 | gallon | 8.780e-3 | 3.600e-7 | 3.200e-7 |
| diesel_gallonEPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025), Tables 2-4: 10.21 kg CO2/gal; verified 2026-08-02. Reused for rail/waterborne/off-road (documented proxy pending mode-specific CH4/N2O) | gallon | 1.021e-2 | 5.700e-8 | 1.100e-7 |
| jet_fuel_gallonEPA GHG Emission Factors Hub (2025), mobile combustion: 9.75 kg CO2/gal kerosene-type jet fuel; CO2 verified 2026-08-02, CH4/N2O remain IPCC Tier 1 defaults | gallon | 9.750e-3 | 7.000e-8 | 2.850e-7 |
| coal_fugitive_tonneIPCC 2006 GL Vol.2 Ch.4, Eq 4.1.1 Tier 1, surface-mining default (0.67 kg CH4/t at 0.9 m3/t x 0.74 kg/m3 basis); site-specific replacement expected before use | tonne coal | 0 | 6.700e-4 | 0 |
| oilgas_fugitive_km3IPCC 2006 GL Vol.2 Ch.4, Tables 4.2.4-4.2.5 Tier 1 distribution-segment order of magnitude; site-specific replacement expected before use | 10^3 m^3 gas | 0 | 1.000e-4 | 0 |
| Factor | Unit | t CO₂ | t CH₄ | t N₂O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| landfill_msw_tonneGPC v1.1 Ch.8 Eq 8.2-8.4 with IPCC 2006 Vol.5 Ch.3 parameters (DOC 0.2, DOCf 0.6, F 0.5, MCF/OX by site class); computed per source, no baked factor | tonne | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| incineration_msw_tonneIPCC 2006 GL Vol.5 Ch.5: mixed-MSW carbon content 0.382, fossil fraction 0.5, oxidation 1.0 (Eq 8.6); CH4 Table 5.3 continuous stoker; N2O Table 5.6 continuous MSW = 50 g/t | tonne | 7.000e-1 | 2.000e-7 | 5.000e-5 |
| compost_tonneIPCC 2006 GL Vol.5 Ch.4, Table 4.1: composting 4 g CH4/kg and 0.3 g N2O/kg wet waste | tonne | 0 | 4.000e-3 | 3.000e-4 |
| wastewater_personIPCC 2006 GL Vol.5 Ch.6 quick method with US defaults: BOD 85 g/person/day, B0 0.6, aerobic MCF; N2O per-capita from US GHG Inventory wastewater chapter | person served | 0 | 4.380e-4 | 8.500e-5 |