The chemicals sector is a major driver of greenhouse gas emissions, ranking as the third-largest industrial emitter and the largest industrial energy consumer according to the IEA.
As a result, chemicals play an outsized role in carbon footprinting, especially for manufacturers of chemicals-intensive products like cleaning supplies, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. The challenge is that chemicals emissions data is exceptionally complex: fragmented across sources, structurally diverse, and often inaccessible, making accurate carbon calculations difficult.
Carbon Minds has solved this, unlocking reliable emissions estimates for chemicals with their incredibly granular emission factor data.
Carbon Minds offers the most comprehensive environmental life cycle database for chemicals and plastics, covering more than 1,500 chemicals across 200+ regions worldwide. This makes it a critical data source for chemicals-intensive industries such as cleaning products, beauty, pharmaceuticals, paints, lubricants, and oil & gas.
The database includes both fossil and renewable production routes within a harmonized framework. Its comprehensive coverage and data based on a certified methodology enable users to gain detailed insights into production technologies, regional markets, and raw material inputs. This supports accurate carbon footprinting and informed emissions-reduction strategies.
For companies with a heavy reliance on chemicals, Carbon Minds is an invaluable source for carbon footprinting and reporting. The data is based on a TÜV Rheinland-certified methodology aligned with ISO 14040/14044 and ISO 14067, as well as industry guidelines such as Together for Sustainability (TfS) and UEIL & ATIEL. This ensures that Carbon Minds data is suitable for product carbon footprinting of chemicals-heavy products, helping to meet reporting requirements and growing demand for carbon transparency.
Instead of juggling multiple sources—and dealing with mismatched data and units—the Climatiq database gives businesses access to all relevant, up-to-date emission factor data in one place. With the addition of Carbon Minds, the database gains a new level of granularity through reliable, comprehensive chemicals and plastics data, enabling more representative environmental impact assessments with strong geographic coverage.
Customers can use Carbon Minds data in our PCF tools, get AI-powered factor mappings from Autopilot, or access factors in Climatiq’s search, Excel add-in, or API integrations, making it easy to browse, select, and calculate with the data. All emission factors are processed under rigorous normalization and quality standards, allowing users to deliver accurate PCFs and LCAs, benchmark suppliers effectively, and ensure reliable data for reporting.
To use Carbon Minds through Climatiq, contact our sales team to license the data.
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