What sources of greenhouse gas emissions were included in Richmond’s community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory and government operations inventory?
Richmond’s community inventory includes emissions from the following sources: • Energy consumption from buildings, facilities, and other infrastructure (electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, and kerosene) in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors; • Fuel consumption from vehicles traveling on roads located inside the city of Richmond’s boundaries; • Methane emissions from solid waste generated by the Richmond community; and • Methane and nitrous oxide emitted by wastewater treated at the city of Richmond wastewater treatment plant. Richmond’s government operations inventory includes emissions from the following sources: • Energy consumption (such as electricity, natural gas, and fuel oil) consumed in city-owned buildings and facilities; • Electricity consumed by Richmond’s streetlights and traffic signals; • Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from the treatment of wastewater; • Fuel consumed and refrigerants leaked by the city’s vehicles and mobile equipment; • Fuel consume
