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Glass - General - per kg

1.437kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of glass - General - per kg. 2.5kg glass per mm thickness per m2. Embodied carbon of the glass is the average of data collected from 109 datapoints The source does not clarify if the kgCO2e value is calculated using either IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) or IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) methodologies.

PropertyValue
NameGlass - General - per kg
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryGlass and Glass Products
SourceCircular Ecology
Source DatasetICE Database v3
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2019
Year Released
2019
Emission Factor
  • CO2e1.437kg/kg
LCA Activity
cradle_to_gate
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 21Version log
  • Replaced by: 5916844c-89fb-4d2b-93a3-be4539b31e6a

API Reference

Activity ID
glass_products-type_glass_general
UUID
4c424675-ee35-4c63-9abf-7521f1205b6c
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