T-4B1A-A-1 - Commercial buildings heated with propane

Definition

This emission source is defined by the IPCC in TBD.

Sustainability Category: Red

This activity significantly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and undermines climate mitigation efforts. The activity should be phased out or fundamentally transformed, with financing directed toward decommissioning, replacement with sustainable alternatives, or radical decarbonization where elimination is not immediately feasible.

Transition Elements

This activity has the following mitigation options modelled as transition elements:

• T-4B1a-TE-1 - Shift to district heating in commercial buildings
• T-4B1a-TE-3 - Shift to heat pumps in commerical buildings
• T-4B1a-TE-4 - Shift to biofuel in commercial buildings
• T-4B1a-TE-5 - Shift to solar thermal in commercial buildings
• T-4B1a-TE-6 - Retrofitting commerical buildings for efficient heating

Activity Model

This emission source is modelled with Combustion as:

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description
emission_factor_propane_kwh_to_co2e	g_co2e_kwh	Emission factor propane
energy_intensity_heating_non_residential_commercial_propane	kwh_m2	Energy intensity propane commercial
stock_growth_heating_commercial_propane	m2_percapita	Growth heating by propane (commercial), per capita
stock_heating_commercial_propane	m2	Stock commercial buildings heated with propane

YAML Specification

sustainability: red
version: 2.0.0
operation:
  growthType: true
  variable: stock_heating_commercial_propane
  growthFactor:
    unitOfMeasure: per_capita
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - stock_growth_heating_commercial_propane
work:
- name: combustion
  unitOfMeasure: kwh
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: kwh/m2
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - energy_intensity_heating_non_residential_commercial_propane
  input:
  - resource: propane
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_propane_kwh_to_co2e