Emission Factor

Natural gas (net CV)

0.042157
kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of natural gas used for heat supply as reported by UBA. Calculated on a net Calorific Value basis. Retrieved from Emissionsbilanz erneuerbarer Energieträger Report 2021. Tabelle 60.

PropertyValue
NameNatural gas (net CV)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
SourceUBA
Source DatasetEmissionsbilanz erneuerbarer Energietraeger
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.042157kg/kWh
  • CO20.020439 kg/kWh
  • CH40.000772 kg/kWh
  • N2O0 kg/kWh
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
upstream
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 28Version log
  • Replaced by: 0d3f2ffa-dfa8-4195-b624-b159bb52c7f1

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_natural_gas_net-fuel_use_heat_supply
UUID
aecf0de7-852f-4764-b6d2-ef59a2b382fb
Code Snippet
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