Emission Factor

Passenger cars

0.050038219
kgCO2e/cad

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of the supply chain per Canadian dollar spent on: passenger cars. Retrieved from the OpenIO-Canada v2.9 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 account for capital goods.

PropertyValue
NamePassenger cars
SectorTransport
CategoryVehicles
SourceOpenIO-Canada
Source DatasetOpenIO v2.9
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.050038219kg/cad
  • CO20.04404869526 kg/cad
  • CH40.0001497163807 kg/cad
  • N2O0.00000335 kg/cad
  • CO2e of other gases0.0005784196282 kg/cad
Scopes3.2
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
passenger_vehicle-vehicle_type_passenger_cars-fuel_source_na-engine_size_na-vehicle_age_na-vehicle_weight_na
UUID
dcd99ca8-cc3e-4e93-aec3-8332003f1c9a
Code Snippet
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