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Emission Factor
Concrete
0.17
kgCO2e/kg
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Emission intensity of production of concrete. This emission factor reflects manufacturing effort for the provision of selected building materials in Germany in 2015 (average data). Where necessary foreign shares (imports) are included. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input excl. disposal. Reference point uis product provision (without use). Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Concrete |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Building Materials |
| Source | GEMIS |
| Source Dataset | GEMIS model and database v5.0 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2015 |
| Year Released | 2021 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1, 3.2 |
LCA Activity | upstream-use_phase-transport |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
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Activity ID
building_materials-type_concrete
UUID
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