GHG Protocol
About GHG Protocol
The GHG Protocol is the de-facto standard-setting organisation for greenhouse-gas accounting. As well as producing guidance on estimating and categorising emissions, it also provides a set of the most commonly-used emission factors including energy consumption, transportation, waste management, and industrial processes.
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IPCC Global Warming Potential Values
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| Description | The GHG Protocol is the de-facto standard-setting organisation for greenhouse-gas accounting. As well as producing guidance on estimating and categorising emissions, it also provides a set of the most commonly-used emission factors including energy consumption, transportation, waste management, and industrial processes. |
| Source type | Non-profit Organisation |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2024 |
| Geography | Global |
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| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2e |
| Data Transformation | NA |
License
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| Type of license | Not specified |
| License URL | Not specified |
Data quality
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| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq. For further information on data quality assurance, see: https://www.climatiq.io/methodology#Data-Quality |
| Quality flag(s) | NA |
Methodology
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| Standard | GHG Protocol |
| IPCC AR method |
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| LCA boundary |
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| Methodology description | The dataset provides 100-year time horizon global warming potential (GWP) values of greenhouse gases from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The AR6 values are the most recent, but the Fourth Assessment Report (2007) values are also provided because they are sometimes used for inventory and reporting purposes. Greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol and included within the scope of a GHG Protocol inventory are labelled as "fugitive release". Greenhouse gases not covered by the Kyoto Protocol and therefore reported outside the scopes of a GHG Protocol inventory are labelled as "fugitive release non-Kyoto". |
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Featured Emission Factors in GHG Protocol
Explore All- Go to Electricity supplied from grid
Electricity supplied from grid
Energy Energy - Go to Electricity supplied from grid - residual mix
Electricity supplied from grid - residual mix
Energy Energy - Go to Rail freight
Rail freight
Transport Transport - Go to Jet fuel
Jet fuel
Energy Energy - Go to Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Refrigerants and Fugitive Gases Refrigerants and Fugitive Gases - Go to Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane)
Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane)
Refrigerants and Fugitive Gases Refrigerants and Fugitive Gases
Other Sources
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HKEI
HKEI (Hong Kong Electric Investments) is a Hong Kong-based power company that generates electricity from coal and gas. The company reports the carbon dioxide emissions factor for the electricity it generates and supplies to customers, which is calculated based on the emissions from its power plants.
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AIB
The Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) is a European organisation that manages and promotes the use of energy attribute certificates to track the production and consumption of renewable energy in Europe. The AIB produces the European Residual Mix Report which includes data on the mix of fuels used to generate electricity in each European country, as well as the associated greenhouse gas emissions.
- Go to CT
CT
Climate Transparency is a global partnership organisation funded by the German Government, World Bank, and several other bodies. It seeks to stimulate climate action in G20 countries through enhanced transparency. The Climate Transparency Report annually provides the emission intensity of electricity generation for various countries, based on the emissions from the respective grid mix.