Emission Factor

Plastic resins

0.5947082538
kgCO2e/cad

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of the supply chain per Canadian dollar spent on: Plastic resins. Retrieved from the OpenIO-Canada v2.11 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 also accounts for capital goods.

PropertyValue
NamePlastic resins
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPlastics and Rubber Products
SourceOpenIO-Canada
Source DatasetOpenIO v2.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.5947082538kg/cad
  • CO20.4083905875 kg/cad
  • CH40.005033573 kg/cad
  • N2O0.0000715767 kg/cad
  • CO2e of other gases0.016776757 kg/cad
Scopes3.1
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
plastics_rubber-type_plastic_resins
UUID
6a08ddb7-d060-83f4-b287-ec8279644efc
Code Snippet
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