Areas for Project Development

Greenhouse Gas(GHG) Global Warming Potential (GWP) over 100 years Sector Project Opportunity
Carbon dioxide
CO2
1 (Baseline – the GWP for the GHGs listed below are expressed as being "times the GWP of carbon dioxide".) All industries Use renewable energy:
• Hydropower
• Biomass
• Wind
• Solar
All industries Improve energy efficiency
All industries Switch to lower-carbon fuels
Energy Co-generation:
• Natural gas
• Biomass
Cement Increase in additives use (Fly Ash)
Methane
CH4
21 Waste management
 
Capture of landfill gas Anaerobic treatment for animal wastes
All industries (using natural gas) Improve natural gas delivery system
Nitrous oxide
N2O
310 Chemical Industry • Production of adipic acid
• Production of nitric acid
• Production of ammonia (fertilizer)
Hydrofluorocarbons
HFC
140-11,700 Chemical Industry HFC-23 breakdown
Perfluorocarbon
PFC
6500-9200 Aluminium Industry Anode effect mitigation
Sulphur hexafluoride
SF6
23,900 Magnesium Industry Cover gas switch