Emission Factor

Natural gas (electric utilities subsector)

1.982kgCO2e/m3

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of natural gas (marketable) consumed by electric utilities subsector. Published in Canada 2023 National Inventory Report (NIR) - tables A6.1-1 and A6.1-3.

PropertyValue
NameNatural gas (electric utilities subsector)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
SourceGovernment of Canada
Region
Unit Type
Year
2016
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e1.982kg/m3
  • CO21.954 kg/m3
  • CH40.00049 kg/m3
  • N2O0.000049 kg/m3
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_natural_gas-fuel_use_electric_utilities
UUID
26b6aa7b-f5af-4a8b-8849-eff69457a78d
Code Snippet
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