Emission Factor

Plastic and foam building and construction materials

0.5342731868
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 not included meaning the emission factor does not account 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
2020
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.5342731868kg/cad
  • CO20.2438780822 kg/cad
  • CH40.0009524525153 kg/cad
  • N2O0.0000177 kg/cad
  • CO2e of other gases0.2566299198 kg/cad
Scopes3.1, 3.2
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_plastic_and_foam_building_and_construction_materials
UUID
47adcc19-adf6-4cd4-bc0f-202b2d2aefa5
Code Snippet
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