Emission Factor

Ready-mixed concrete

0.8179kgCO2e/cad

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of the supply chain per Canadian dollar spent on: ready-mixed concrete. Retrieved from the OpenIO-Canada v2.9 model which is a Canadian Environmentally Extended Input-Output (EEIO) model. The emission factor is provided in purchaser price including taxes retail margins and distribution costs. Endogenization is not included meaning the emission factor does not account for capital goods.

PropertyValue
NameReady-mixed concrete
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
SourceOpenIO-Canada
Source DatasetOpenIO v2.9
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.8179kg/cad
  • CO20.7173 kg/cad
  • CH40.002091 kg/cad
  • N2O0.0000229 kg/cad
  • CO2e of other gases0.03024 kg/cad
LCA Activity
cradle_to_gate
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_ready_mixed_concrete
UUID
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Code Snippet
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