Emission Factor

Plastic resins

0.5557305841
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
2022
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.5557305841kg/cad
  • CO20.4360257273 kg/cad
  • CH40.00285049 kg/cad
  • N2O0.0000733825 kg/cad
  • CO2e of other gases0.0147268237 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
cedd6185-3134-861a-9cef-051302560600
Code Snippet
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