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Emission Factor
Electricity
0.5799752792
kgCO2e/cad
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Emission intensity of the supply chain per Canadian dollar spent on: electricity. 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 included meaning the emission factor also accounts for capital goods.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Electricity |
| Sector | Energy |
| Category | Electricity |
| Source | OpenIO-Canada |
| Source Dataset | OpenIO v2.9 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2020 |
| Year Released | 2024 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | |
LCA Activity | cradle_to_gate_inc_capital_endogenization |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR6 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_na
UUID
dd81de91-d366-4ae9-a98a-24711e2d1f73
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