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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	[[Greenhouse gas]] emissions of the 3 fossil fuels, per unit of [[energy]]		[[Greenhouse gas]] emissions of the 3 [[fossil fuels]], per unit of [[energy]].

			== Numbers ==
			Emissions measured in [[Term:CO2eq\|CO<sub>2</sub>eq]] per unit of thermal energy, for each fuel:

			{{dp
			\|<nowiki>coal.ghg_by_energy</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>95.35 kg / million btu</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>CO2 emissions of burning coal</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/co2_vol_mass.php</nowiki>
			}}
			{{dp
			\|<nowiki>gasoline.ghg_by_energy</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>71.30 kg / million btu</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>CO2 emissions of burning gasoline</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/co2_vol_mass.php</nowiki>
			}}
			{{dp
			\|<nowiki>natural_gas.ghg_by_energy</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>53.07 kg / million btu</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>CO2 emissions of burning natural gas</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>Does not include the fugitive methane emissions from unburned fuel. Those vary by how the gas is burned.</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
			</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
			https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/co2_vol_mass.php</nowiki>
			}}
			{{dp
			\|<nowiki>usa.natural_gas.fugitive_ghg</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>176.1 million tonnes / year</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>Greenhouse gas CO2eq of fugitive methane leaks from all natural gas infrastructure in the USA</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
			Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2014</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
			https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks-1990-2014</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
			2016 Complete Report (PDF)</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
			Using data from 2014</nowiki>
			}}
			{{dp
			\|<nowiki>usa.natural_gas.energy</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>27.9 quadrillion btu / year</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>U.S. energy consumption from natural gas combustion only</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
			Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2014</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
			https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks-1990-2014</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
			2016 Complete Report (PDF)</nowiki><br /><nowiki>
			Datapoint was found on page 115, from pie chart and line graph, using data from 2014</nowiki>
			}}
			{{dp
			\|<nowiki>natural_gas.fugitive_ghg_by_energy</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>usa.natural_gas.fugitive_ghg / usa.natural_gas.energy</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>Fugitive emissions (CO2eq) of natural gas, per unit energy</nowiki>
			\|<nowiki>Average based on US datapoints.</nowiki>
			}}

			{{calc
			\|coal.ghg_by_energy
			\|kg / million btu
			\|
			\|Coal:
			}}

			{{calc
			\|gasoline.ghg_by_energy
			\|kg / million btu
			\|
			\|Oil (gasoline is the most popular fuel obtained from crude oil):
			}}

			{{calc
			\|natural_gas.ghg_by_energy + natural_gas.fugitive_ghg_by_energy
			\|kg / million btu
			\|
			\|Natural gas, which also has ''fugitive emissions''{{x\|Natural gas is mostly methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) which is ''also'' a [[greenhouse gas]]. So when any unburned fuel leaks into the atmosphere (gas leaks), it also contributes to climate change too.}} taken into account here:
			}}

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Greenhouse gas emissions of the 3 fossil fuels, per unit of energy

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== Summary ==
[[Greenhouse gas]] emissions of the 3 fossil fuels, per unit of [[energy]]

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