(subsection 2.61(1), sections 3.65, 4.66 and subsections 4.67(2) and 4.68(2))
Note 1: Under the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, the emission factor for CO2 released from combustion of biogenic carbon fuels is zero.
Note 2: The carbon content factors in this Schedule do not include relevant oxidation factors.
Part 1—Solid fuels and certain coal‑based products
Item Fuel type Carbon content factor tC/t fuel
Solid fossil fuels
1 Bituminous coal 0.663
1A Sub‑bituminous coal 0.515
1B Anthracite 0.712
2 Brown coal 0.260
3 Coking coal 0.752
4 Coal briquettes 0.574
5 Coal coke 0.789
6 Coal tar 0.837
7 Solid fossil fuels other than those mentioned in items 1 to 5 0.574
Fuels derived from recycled materials
8 Industrial materials that are derived from fossil fuels, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity 0.585
8A Passenger car tyres, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity 0.450
8B Truck and off‑road tyres, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity 0.401
9 Non‑biomass municipal materials, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity 0.250
Primary solid biomass fuels
10 Dry wood 0
11 Green and air dried wood 0
12 Sulphite lyes 0
13 Bagasse 0
14 Biomass municipal and industrial materials, if recycled and combusted to produce heat or electricity 0
15 Charcoal 0
16 Primary solid biomass fuels other than those mentioned in items 10 to 15 0
Part 2—Gaseous fuels
Item Fuel type Carbon content factor (tC/m3 of fuel unless otherwise specified)
Gaseous fossil fuels
17 Natural gas transmitted or distributed in a pipeline 5.52 × 10‑4
17A Natural gas, if:(a) transmitted or distributed in a pipeline; and(b) measured in units of gigajoules only 1.40 × 10‑2 tC/GJ of fuel
18 Coal seam methane that is captured for combustion 5.52 × 10‑4
19 Coal mine waste gas that is captured for combustion 5.34 × 10‑4
20 Compressed natural gas 5.52 × 10‑4
21 Unprocessed natural gas 5.52 × 10‑4
22 Ethane 9.70 × 10‑4
23 Coke oven gas 1.83 × 10‑4
24 Blast furnace gas 2.55 × 10‑4
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25 Town gas 6.41 × 10‑4
26 Liquefied natural gas 0.355 tC/kL of fuel
27 Gaseous fossil fuels other than those mentioned in items 17 to 26 5.52 × 10‑4
Biogas captured for combustion
28 Landfill biogas (methane) that is captured for combustion 0
29 Sludge biogas (methane) that is captured for combustion 0
29A Biomethane 0
30 A biogas (methane) that is captured for combustion, other than those mentioned in items 28, 29 and 29A 0
30A Hydrogen 0
Part 3—Liquid fuels and certain petroleum‑based products
Item Fuel type Carbon content factor (tC/kL of fuel unless otherwise specified)
Petroleum based oils and petroleum based greases
31 Petroleum based oils (other than petroleum based oils used as fuel) 0.737
32 Petroleum based greases 0.737
Petroleum based products other than petroleum based oils and petroleum based greases
33 Crude oil 0.861 tC/t fuel
34 Plant condensate and other natural gas liquids not covered by another item in this table 0.774 tC/t fuel
35 Gasoline (other than for use as fuel in an aircraft) 0.629
36 Gasoline for use as fuel in an aircraft 0.605
37 Kerosene (other than for use as fuel in an aircraft) 0.705
38 Kerosene for use as fuel in an aircraft 0.699
39 Heating oil 0.708
40 Diesel oil 0.736
41 Fuel oil 0.797
42 Liquefied aromatic hydrocarbons 0.654
43 Solvents if mineral turpentine or white spirits 0.654
44 Liquefied petroleum gas 0.422
45 Naphtha 0.598
46 Petroleum coke 0.856 tC/t fuel
47 Refinery gas and liquids 0.641 tC/t fuel
48 Refinery coke 0.864 tC/t fuel
49 Bitumen 0.951 tC/t fuel
50 Waxes 0.871 tC/t fuel
51 Petroleum based products other than:(a) petroleum based oils and petroleum based greases mentioned in items 31 and 32; and(b) the petroleum based products mentioned in items 33 to 50 0.655
Biofuels
52 Biodiesel 0
53 Ethanol for use as a fuel in an internal combustion engine 0
52A Renewable aviation kerosene 0
52B Renewable diesel 0
54 Biofuels other than those mentioned in items 52 and 53 0