ASSESSMENT OF THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS PATTERNS OF HOTELS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

A study on the assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions patterns of sellected hotels in Abuja, Nigeriawas carried out. Two hotels were considered and categorized as Cases1 and Case 2 respectively. Fourmajor emission sources: electricity; transportation; solid waste and cooking fuels were considered. Dataon the sources were obtained using records from relevant departments, questionnaires, surveys, andinterviews. This data was analyzed and used for calculating the GHG emissions of the hotels usingIPCC standard guidelines and formulae. The annual GHG emissions of the Case 1 was found to be479.98 tCO2e, electricity usage (from grid and generators) represents 71.90% of the total emissions,emission from solid waste represents 18.23%, emissions from transportation and burning of fuels forcooking ranked third with 7.40% and fourth with 2.50% respectively. Also, the annual GHG emissionof the Case 2 was found to be 384.40 tCO2e, electricity usage (from grid and generators) represents71.73% of the total emissions, emission from solid waste represents 17.64%, emissions fromtransportation and burning of fuels for cooking ranked third with 7.76% and fourth with 2.87% of thetotal emission of the hotel respectively. The findings in both scenarios lead to consistent trends, withsmall deviations only, indicating that the scale of operation has negligible effect on proportions ofemissions. Such stability highlights the merit of putting emphasis on energy management particularlythe transition from fossil-fuel generators to clean alternatives as a front-line strategy in emissionsreduction.. The results obtained could be used as a baseline for observing and controlling theseemissions.