Newell County - CO₂ Eq. Emissions

Newell County had 540,951 tonnes of CO₂ eq. emissions from producers emitting over 50 kt in 2017, greatly increasing 78.6% from 302,851 tonnes in 2016. The CH⁴ equivalent segment had the lowest increase over last year, increasing 13.1% to 271,372 tonnes.

Definition: Amount of CO₂ equivalent emissions from facilities emitting over 10kt, as required by Canada's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). CO₂ equivalent is a term for describing different green house gases (like methane, nitrous oxide, HFCs, etc.) in a common unit. The CO₂ equivalent would signify the amount of CO₂ required to have a equivalent greenhouse effect.