T-6A2-A-1 - Waste incineration

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-5A3-TE-6 - Increased energy recovery from waste
• T-6A1-TE-1 - Shift to recycling of solid waste
• T-6A1-TE-2 - Shift to composting of organic waste
• T-6A1-TE-3 - Shift to exported composting of organic waste

Activity Model

This emission source is modelled with Incineration as:

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description
emission_factor_solid_waste_incineration_tonne_to_co2e	g_co2e_tonne	Emission factor incineration of solid waste
stock_growth_waste_incineration	tonne_percapita	Growth of incinerated waste operations
stock_waste_incineration	tonne	Stock of incinerated waste
work_intensity_direct_operations_use_tonne	tonne_tonne	Work intensity direct operations use tonne

YAML Specification

sustainability: red
version: 2.1.0
operation:
  growthType: true
  variable: stock_waste_incineration
  growthFactor:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - stock_growth_waste_incineration
work:
- name: incineration
  unitOfMeasure: tonne
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: tonne/tonne
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - work_intensity_direct_operations_use_tonne
  input:
  - resource: solid_waste
    unitOfMeasure: tonne
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: tonne/tonne
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/tonne
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_solid_waste_incineration_tonne_to_co2e

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