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Emission Factor
Electricity
0.0437616672
kgCO2e/cad
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Emission intensity of the supply chain per Canadian dollar spent on: Electricity. 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Electricity |
| Sector | Energy |
| Category | Electricity |
| Source | OpenIO-Canada |
| Source Dataset | OpenIO v2.11 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2021 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | |
LCA Activity | cradle_to_gate |
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
e4e85502-0a58-8ae1-93b6-f975a3ced786
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