Emission Factor

Plastic and foam building and construction materials

0.8867346591
kgCO2e/cad

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of the supply chain per Canadian dollar spent on: plastic and foam building and construction materials. 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 included meaning the emission factor also accounts for capital goods.

PropertyValue
NamePlastic and foam building and construction materials
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
SourceOpenIO-Canada
Source DatasetOpenIO v2.9
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.8867346591kg/cad
  • CO20.5298690617 kg/cad
  • CH40.002196993042 kg/cad
  • N2O0.0000378 kg/cad
  • CO2e of other gases0.2787228428 kg/cad
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
cradle_to_gate_inc_capital_endogenization
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_plastic_and_foam_building_and_construction_materials
UUID
41b5db32-4cc2-4b75-9f81-4c0b0111b456
Code Snippet
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