Emission Factor

Basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (purchaser prices)

0.184
kgCO2e/gbp

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of supply chain adjusted from basic to purchaser prices and adjusted for inflation. Based on the UK Government "UK and England's carbon footprint to 2022". Purchaser price adjustment taken from UK ONS "Input-output supply and use tables". Inflation adjustments taken from ONS Producer / Supplier and Construction Price Indices. Original CO2e value: 0.24. Basic to purchaser price multiplier: 0.75. Price index (inflation) multiplier: 1.02.

PropertyValue
NameBasic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (purchaser prices)
SectorHealth and Social Care
CategoryHealth Care
SourceClimatiq
Source DatasetSpend-based
Region
Unit Type
Year
2024
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.184kg/gbp
  • CO20.138 kg/gbp
  • CO2e of other gases0.046 kg/gbp
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
unknown
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
health_care-type_basic_pharmaceutical_products_and_pharmaceutical_preparations-price_purchaser
UUID
a816dc08-20c3-4563-a30c-3d7687868a48
Code Snippet
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