Emission Factor

Basic iron and steel

1.141kgCO2e/gbp

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of supply chain in GBP spent. Provided by BEIS/DEFRA in the official report on UK and England's carbon footprint to 2022. Retrieved from the UK full dataset 1990 - 2022 including conversion factors by SIC code (sheets: ghg_sic_mult and co2_sic_mult).

PropertyValue
NameBasic iron and steel
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetUK and England's carbon footprint to 2022
Region
Unit Type
Year
2020
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e1.141kg/gbp
  • CO21.016 kg/gbp
LCA Activity
unknown
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
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UUID
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