Author(s)

Jose M. Baldasano and Cecilia Soriano

Abstract

Emissions of greenhouse gases for Barcelona City are estimated for the period 1987-1994. Sources considered are: public and private transportation; industrial, commercial and domestic activities; and municipal solid waste disposal. Results show that the main source of CO: emissions in Barcelona is private vehicle transportation, which accounts for a 35% of the total. The second most important source is the municipal solid waste landfill facility of the city (28% of the total emissions). However, CO] emissions per inhabitant during the period studied is the lowest of all the values for other industrialized cities available for comparison. 1 Background The campaign Cities for the Protection of the Climate emerged as a contribution of the local administrations to th

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