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Fig. 9a - Residentialsector 2005Fig. 9b - CommercialSector 2005 <br />Electricity <br />Electricity <br />15% <br />Fuelwood17% <br />(Air Dry) <br />Light <br />1% <br />FuelOil <br />Light <br />0% <br />FuelOil <br />1% <br />NaturalGasNaturalGas <br />83%83% <br />The emissions profile of the industrial sector is almost evenly split between natural gas and <br />electricity. (Figure 9c) Since electricity has a much lower level of emissions per unit, this <br />means that the predominant source of energy for the industrial sector is electricity. Electrical <br />use in the industrial sector is almost twice the use of natural gas, which helps keep the GHG <br />emissions from the industrial sector relatively low. <br />In the transportation sector, the sources of GHG emissions are gasoline and diesel fuel, with <br />gasoline accounting for about 80% of the transportation sector’s total GHG emissions. (Figure <br />9d) <br />Fig. 9c - IndustrialSector 2005Fig. 9d - TransportationSector 2005 <br />Diesel <br />21% <br />Electricity <br />48% <br />NaturalGas <br />52% <br />Gasoline <br />79% <br />6. Putting it All Together <br />Understanding the overall mix of Eugene’s greenhouse gas emissions provides information on <br />the relative importance of different activities as sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Knowing <br />the specific sources and activities related to GHG emissions in the community will establish a <br />basis for selecting emissions reduction strategies. Figure 10 below shows the composition of <br />Eugene’s greenhouse gas emissions by activity sector and energy source. <br />12 <br />