Table 1 Calculation scope of MMCP.

From: Monthly methane emissions in Chinese mainland provinces from 2013–2022

Sectors

Subsectors

Sub-subsectors

Coal Mining

Underground mines

(1) Mining; (2) Post-Ming

Surface mines

(1) Mining; (2) Post-Ming

Abandoned mines

 

Oil and natural gas system

Inshore oil wells

(1) Venting; (2) Flaring; (3) Exploration; (4) Production And Upgrading; (5) Transport (6) Refining/Processing; (7) Transmission; (8) Storage

Onshore oil wells

Inshore natural gas wells

Onshore natural gas wells

Energy combustion

Fossil fuel combustion

(1)Power; (2) Industry; (3) Ground Transportation; (4) Aviation And (5) Residential

Bio-fuel combustion

 

Rice cultivation

Single-seasonal rice

 

Double-seasonal rice

Early rice and Late rice

Livestock

Enteric fermentation

Beef cattle, Dairy cows, Draft cows, Goat, Sheep, Pigs, Horses, Donkeys, Mules, and Camels

Manure management

Beef cattle, Dairy cows, Draft cows, Goat, Sheep, Pigs, Horses, Donkeys, Mules, and Camels

Solid waste

Landfill/ Incineration/ Biotreatment

 

Wastewater

Industrial wastewater

(1) Coal mining and washing; (2) Processing of agricultural and sideline food products; (3) Alcohol, beverage and refined tea; (4) Textile industry; (5) Paper and paper products; (6) Chemical raw materials and chemical products; (7) Manufacture of chemical fibers and (8) Others.

Domestic wastewater

(1) Rural domestic wastewater; (2) Urban domestic wastewater (direct discharge); (3). Urban domestic wastewater (sewage treatment plants); (4). Urban domestic wastewater (other treatments)

Agriculture wastewater

 

Wetland

Inland/ Coastal wetland