Potential for Waste Sector Methane Reduction in Côte dIvoire

The document identifies significant methane leaks at the Kossihouen Technical Landfill and Valorization Center (CVET) and highlights that organic waste comprises over 60% of waste in Abidjan and Bouaké. It recommends improving landfill gas recovery, diverting organic waste through composting or anaerobic digestion, and enhancing stakeholder engagement, including the informal sector.

• Côte d’Ivoire's 2022 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) target a reduction of 13.2 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions across the energy, waste, and agriculture sectors by 2030, representing a 10.5% decrease from the reference scenario. Specifically for the waste sector, the goal is to reduce emissions by 13%, moving from 6.10 to 5.32 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
• Satellite data reveals significant methane leakage at the Kossihouen Technical Landfill and Valorization Center (CVET). NASA instruments detected emissions of approximately 1.4 tons of CH4 per hour, while GHGSat observations showed an average rate of 2.7 tonnes of CH4 per hour, totaling an estimated 23,652 tons of CH4 annually.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2024). Potential for Waste Sector Methane Reduction in Côte dIvoire. https://www.catf.us/resource/potential-waste-sector-methane-reduction-cote-divoire/

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Potential for Waste Sector Methane Reduction in Côte dIvoire. 2024. https://www.catf.us/resource/potential-waste-sector-methane-reduction-cote-divoire/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforce2024potential, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Potential for Waste Sector Methane Reduction in Côte dIvoire}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2024}, month = nov, url = {https://www.catf.us/resource/potential-waste-sector-methane-reduction-cote-divoire/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }