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Ashburton

2021/22 municipal emissions snapshot

Electricity20%Source %

  • Residential 1%
  • Commercial 1%
  • Industrial 18%
  • Residential 1%
  • Commercial 1%
    • Wholesale Trade 1%
    • Education & Training 0%
    • Public Administration 0%
    • Other Services 0%
    • Retail Trade 0%
  • Industrial 98%
    • Mining 95%
    • Manufacturing 1%
    • Transport 1%
    • Construction 1%

Gas33%Source %

  • Industrial 33%
  • Industrial 100%
    • Mining 99%
    • Utilities 1%

Transport2%Source %

  • On road 97%
    • Freight 93%
    • Automotive 3%
    • Bus 1%
  • Aviation 3%

Fugitive42%Source %

  • Oil and Natural Gas 100%

Agriculture1%Source %

  • Sheep/Beef 99%
  • Other Crops 1%
Total municipal emissions
21 768 000
t CO2e
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Ashburton is a rural municipality that is very large in geographical area relative to the state average and has a low urban density. Its major emissions source is oil and natural gas, due to the community’s oil and natural gas within the municipal boundary. The second largest source of emissions is industrial gas consumption.

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SourceSectorEmissions (t CO2e)
Electricity Residential13 000
Commercial8 000
Industrial4 404 000
Gas Industrial7 332 000
Transport On road500 000
Aviation15 000
Waste12 000
IPPU4 000
Fugitive9 314 000
Agriculture166 000
Land Use0

Land Use data is not used in the chart nor the displayed total municipal emissions.

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Characteristics
Land area100 816 km2
Population7 810
Gross regional product$ 15 051 361 600
Climate zone3

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This report outlines the major sources of carbon emissions for the entire region (municipality, electorate, or state). Due to the approximate nature of the profile, the emission values are represented as rounded numbers. This report includes the following sources:

  • Stationary energy (grid supplied electricity/gas)
  • Transport (on-road use and domestic passenger air travel)
  • Waste (landfill and wastewater)
  • Agriculture (enteric fermentation, manure management and synthetic fertilizer use)
  • Land Use Change (land clearance and reforestation)
  • Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) (industrial processes, refrigerant use)

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