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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Sultanate of Oman
Author(s) -
AbdulWahab Sabah Ahmed,
Charabi Yassine,
AlRawas Ghazi A.,
AlMaamari Rashid,
Gastli Adel,
Chan Keziah
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
greenhouse gases: science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.45
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2152-3878
DOI - 10.1002/ghg.1501
Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , fossil fuel , gross domestic product , environmental science , natural gas , natural resource economics , environmental protection , oil and natural gas , fugitive emissions , climate change , agricultural economics , waste management , engineering , economics , economic growth , ecology , biology
Worldwide, many countries are being affected by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Sultanate of Oman is no exception. In Oman, both oil‐ and natural‐gas‐related activities have the most important shares of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Hence, they are expected to be the primary cause of GHG emissions within the country. In this study, the greenhouse carbon dioxide emissions (CO 2 ) released from the fossil fuels (i.e., oil and natural gas) used in the country for energy production purposes was computed by using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reference approach for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. The objective was to develop the CO 2 emissions for Oman over the last 40 years starting from year 1972. The obtained results indicated that Oman has a growth in its CO 2 GHG emissions. This study is very important and essential, as it will assist Oman to monitor its progress in reducing CO 2 emissions. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd