Emission Factor
Basic iron and steel
0.973648647
kgCO2e/gbp
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Emission factor summary
Emission intensity of supply chain in GBP spend on: basic iron and steel. Provided by BEIS/DEFRA in the official report on UK and England's carbon footprint to 2019. Retrieved from the UK full dataset 1990 - 2021 including conversion factors by SIC code (sheets: ghg_sic_mult and co2_sic_mult).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Basic iron and steel |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Metals |
| Source | BEIS |
| Source Dataset | UK and England's carbon footprint to 2019 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2019 |
| Year Released | 2024 |
| Emission Factor |
|
| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | unknown |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
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