Emission Factor

District heating

0.252609

kgCO₂e/kWh

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Emission intensity of district heating as reported by UBA. Retrieved from Emissionsbilanz erneuerbarer Energieträger Report 2021.

Property	Value
Name	District heating
Sector	Energy
Category	Heat and Steam
Source	UBA
Source Dataset	Emissionsbilanz erneuerbarer Energietraeger
Region	Germany (DE)
Unit Type	Energy
Year	2021
Year Released	2022
Emission Factor	CO₂e0.252609kg/kWh CO₂0.249352 kg/kWh CH₄0.000072 kg/kWh N₂O0.000005 kg/kWh
Scopes	2
LCA Activity	use_phase
CO₂e Calculation Origin	Source
CO₂e Calculation Method	AR5
Supported CO₂e Calculation Method	AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning	Status: Current

Activity ID

heat_and_steam-type_district

UUID

40a058be-c6ac-4fce-bca7-54742f8a8c50

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