Emission Factor

Methyl chloride (chloromethane)

12kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Global Warming Potential (GWP) of a greenhouse gas not covered by the Kyoto Protocol and therefore reported under GHG Protocol outside of the scopes of an inventory. This should be used to report leakage from air-conditioning refrigeration units or other release to the atmosphere. CAS number: 74-87-3. Data quality flag: methodology - This dataset has been deprecated by the source

PropertyValue
NameMethyl chloride (chloromethane)
SectorRefrigerants and Fugitive Gases
CategoryRefrigerants and Fugitive Gases
SourceGHG Protocol
Source DatasetGHG Emissions Calculation Tool
Region
Unit Type
Year
2007
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e12kg/kg
  • CO20 kg/kg
  • CH40 kg/kg
  • N2O0 kg/kg
  • CO2e of other gases12 kg/kg
LCA Activity
fugitive_release_non_kyoto
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fugitive_gas-type_methyl_chloride
UUID
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Code Snippet
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