CARBON NEUTRAL KERALA
Kerala GHG Portal
The GHG portal of Kerala houses an year-on-year inventory of the state's anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions/removals accounting for CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O gases. The portal aims to actively track the state's GHG emissions/removals across sectors to inform its climate action and carbon-neutral pathways, in alignment with the Nationally Determined Contributions.
State At A Glance
Economy-wide Emissions
*The gross annual average emissions of Kerala between 2005 and 2021 was estimated to be ~ 21.83 Mt CO₂e per year.
Key Category Analysis
*LULUCF category is excluded from the key category analysis, since it is a net carbon sink.
Others in the key category include Carbon Black Production (process), Rice Cultivation, Cement production (process), Agriculture Energy, Manure Management etc.
Emissions and Shares by Category 2021
Emissions from the transport sector in 2021 were 10.61 MtCO₂e, out
of which 9.66 MtCO₂e were from Road transport (~91% of transport sector
emissions).
Residential Energy led to 3.19 MtCO₂e in 2021, most of which was
contributed by LPG usage (~99%).
Industrial Energy emissions led to 1.79 MtCO₂e in 2021, of which emissions
due to Furnace Oil/Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS) usage was 0.75 MtCO₂e (~42%)
Key Category Analysis - Trends
Emissions from the transport sector declined at a rate of 0.98% (compounded annually) from 12.43 MtCO₂e in 2005 to 10.61 MtCO₂e in 2021.
The emissions from the Residential category increased by ~83% from 1.74 MtCO₂e in 2005 to 3.19 MtCO₂e in 2021.
Industrial Energy emissions reduced from 2.11 MtCO₂e in 2005 to 1.79 MtCO₂e in 2021 (~15% decline).
Emissions Estimates
Gas-wise Emissions
Proportion of gases to total emissions and Sectoral shares in emitted gases do not take LULUCF sector into account.
Per Capita Emissions
Emissions intensity of GDP
*Emissions intensity of Kerala is calculated based on conversion of the state's gross domestic product (at constant prices) from fiscal year format to calendar year format.
