Emission Factor

Natural gas (electric utilities subsector)

1.972kgCO2e/m3

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of natural gas (marketable) consumed by electric utilities subsector. Published in Canada 2024 National Inventory Report (NIR) - tables A6.1-1 and A6.1-3.

PropertyValue
NameNatural gas (electric utilities subsector)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
SourceGovernment of Canada
Region
Unit Type
Year
2020
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e1.972kg/m3
  • CO21.944 kg/m3
  • CH40.00049 kg/m3
  • N2O0.000049 kg/m3
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_natural_gas-fuel_use_electricity_generation
UUID
2dfa3c81-e87b-46f0-8147-998eb87f0b8e
Code Snippet
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