Emission Factor

Passenger cars

0.0449kgCO2e/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 included meaning the emission factor also accounts for capital goods.

PropertyValue
NamePassenger cars
SectorTransport
CategoryVehicles
SourceOpenIO-Canada
Source DatasetOpenIO v2.9
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.04491kg/cad
  • CO20.03844 kg/cad
  • CH40.0001466 kg/cad
  • N2O0.000003 kg/cad
  • CO2e of other gases0.001217 kg/cad
LCA Activity
cradle_to_gate_inc_capital_endogenization
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
fe045c91-b962-4bf3-913f-fb718c1e8edf
Code Snippet
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