Emission Factor

District heating

0.05kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emissions from heating based on final energy consumption as published in the report Harmonized Austrian Direct and Indirect GHG Emission Factors for Relevant Energy Sources & Technologies – Table 1. Indirect GHG emissions are based on a LCA and include for example emissions from the construction/operation and maintenance of facilities and equipment for the extraction/processing/transport/storage/conversion and distribution of upstream energy sources and activities related to heat supply

PropertyValue
NameDistrict heating
SectorEnergy
CategoryHeat and Steam
SourceUBA Austria
Source DatasetHarmonisierte Oesterreichische THG-Emissionsfaktoren relevanter Energietraeger
Region
Unit Type
Year
2024
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.05kg/kWh
LCA Activity
upstream
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
heat_and_steam-type_district
UUID
186f27ec-527a-4ed5-828a-1e730700e744
Code Snippet
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