SCOPE 1, SCOPE 2, & SCOPE 3 (ENERGY PRODUCTION, TENANT ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, AVIATION) GREENHOUSE GAS AND CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS INVENTORY FOR THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY Calendar Year 2013 Final Report Prepared for: The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey New York, NY Prepared by: Southern Research Institute Durham, NC and SC&A, Inc. Vienna, VA October 2015 (This page intentionally left blank) October 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................................... ix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... xi 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. INVENTORY ARCHITECTURE .................................................................................................... 2 1.2.1. Scope 1 and Scope 2 Boundary ................................................................................................ 2 1.2.2. Scope 3 Boundary .................................................................................................................... 4 1.2.3. Global Warming Potential Factors ........................................................................................... 5 1.3. SUMMARY OF EMISSIONS RESULTS ........................................................................................ 7 1.3.1. Scope 1 and Scope 2 Summary Results .................................................................................... 7 1.3.2. Scope 1 and Scope 2 Comparison with Previous Inventories ................................................. 10 1.3.3. Scope 3 Summary Results ...................................................................................................... 13 2.0 STATIONARY COMBUSTION (SCOPE 1) ............................................................................................... 16 2.1. BUILDINGS ................................................................................................................................... 16 2.1.1. Activity Data .......................................................................................................................... 16 2.1.2. Emission Factors and Other Parameters ................................................................................. 17 2.1.3. Emissions Estimates ............................................................................................................... 18 2.2. EMERGENCY GENERATORS AND FIRE PUMPS ................................................................... 21 2.2.1. Activity Data .......................................................................................................................... 21 2.2.2. Emission Factors .................................................................................................................... 21 2.2.3. GHG Emissions Estimates ..................................................................................................... 22 2.2.4. CAP Emissions Estimates ...................................................................................................... 22 2.3. WELDING GASES ........................................................................................................................ 22 3.0 MOBILE COMBUSTION (SCOPE 1) ......................................................................................................... 23 3.1. CENTRAL AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION FLEET ........................................................................... 23 3.1.1. Activity Data .......................................................................................................................... 23 3.1.2. GHG Emission Factors and Other Parameters ....................................................................... 24 3.1.3. GHG Emissions Estimates ..................................................................................................... 25 3.1.4. CAP Activity Data .................................................................................................................. 26 3.1.5. CAP Emission Factors ............................................................................................................ 26 3.1.6. CAP Emissions Estimates ...................................................................................................... 27 3.2. PATH DIESEL EQUIPMENT ....................................................................................................... 27 3.2.1. Activity Data .......................................................................................................................... 27 3.2.2. GHG Emission Factors and Other Parameters ....................................................................... 28 iii October 2015 3.2.3. GHG Emissions Estimates ..................................................................................................... 28 3.2.4. CAP Emission Factors ............................................................................................................ 28 3.2.5. CAP Emission Estimates ........................................................................................................ 28 4.0 FUGITIVE EMISSIONS (SCOPE 1) ........................................................................................................... 29 4.1. USE OF REFRIGERANTS ............................................................................................................ 29 4.1.1. Activity Data .......................................................................................................................... 30 4.1.2. Emission Factors and Other Parameters ................................................................................. 31 4.1.3. GHG Emissions Estimates ..................................................................................................... 32 4.2. USE OF FIRE SUPPRESSANTS ................................................................................................... 33 4.3. HISTORIC ELIZABETH LANDFILL ........................................................................................... 34 4.3.1. Activity Data .......................................................................................................................... 35 4.3.2. Emission Factors and Other Parameters ................................................................................. 35 4.3.3. Emissions Estimates ............................................................................................................... 36 5.0 PURCHASED ELECTRICITY (SCOPE 2) .................................................................................................. 37 5.1. BUILDINGS ................................................................................................................................... 37 5.1.1. Activity Data .......................................................................................................................... 37 5.1.2. Emission Factors and Other Parameters ................................................................................. 38 5.1.3. Emissions Estimates ............................................................................................................... 39 5.2. RAIL SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................................ 43 5.2.1. Activity Data .......................................................................................................................... 43 5.2.2. Emission Factors and Other Parameters ................................................................................. 43 5.2.3. Emissions Estimates ............................................................................................................... 44 6.0 PURCHASED STEAM, HEATING, AND COOLING (SCOPE 2) ............................................................. 45 6.1. JFK/AIRTRAIN JFK ...................................................................................................................... 45 6.1.1. Activity Data .......................................................................................................................... 45 6.1.2. Emission Factors and Other Parameters ................................................................................. 45 6.1.3. Emissions Estimates ............................................................................................................... 46 6.2. PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL ........................................................................................ 46 6.2.1. Activity Data .......................................................................................................................... 46 6.2.2. Emission Factors and Other Parameters ................................................................................. 47 6.2.3. Emissions Estimates ............................................................................................................... 47 7.0 ENERGY PRODUCTION (SCOPE 3) ........................................................................................................