CAEP
About CAEP
The Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning (CAEP) is a public institution that conducts crucial research and offers policy recommendations on environmental issues to the Chinese government and corporations, playing a significant role in developing China's environmental strategies.
Visit CAEP websiteChina Products Carbon Footprint Factors Database
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| Description | The Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning (CAEP) is a public institution that conducts crucial research and offers policy recommendations on environmental issues to the Chinese government and corporations, playing a significant role in developing China's environmental strategies. |
| Source type | Governmental |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2022 |
| Geography | China |
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| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2e |
| Data Transformation | The source reports part of the emissions in TCO2e/T which have been converted to kgCO2e/tonne to ensure consistency in the database. |
License
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| Type of license | Not specified |
| License URL | Not specified |
Data quality
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| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq. For further information on data quality assurance, see: https://www.climatiq.io/methodology#Data-Quality |
| Quality flag(s) | Erroneous calculation for one emission factor where the reported value is substantially higher compared to similar factors. |
Methodology
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| Standard | ISO 14067:2018 - Greenhouse gases — Carbon footprint of products — Requirements and guidelines for quantification |
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| LCA boundary |
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| Methodology description | The China Products Carbon Footprint Factors Database (2022), published by the Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning (CAEP), is used as a source of China-specific emission factors for products, materials, fuels, and manufactured goods. According to CAEP, the database is developed with reference to the principles and methods of ISO 14067:2018 (Greenhouse gases - Carbon footprint of products - Requirements and guidelines for quantification) and compiles product carbon footprint data from publicly available literature, technical reports, and life-cycle studies. Product and material emission factors generally represent production-stage emissions (cradle-to-gate), including electricity use and transportation, rather than a full cradle-to-grave product footprint. For fuel emission factors, the database distinguishes between upstream emissions and fuel combustion/use emissions where both are available. This dataset standardises all emissions as CO2-equivalent (CO2e) using GWP(100) values from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (2021). Note that wood and bamboo-based products include an adjustment for carbon storage (reported by CAEP as 1.834 tCO2 per tonne of material). |
| Limitation / key issues to note | System boundaries are not fully consistent across all emission factors, because the database is compiled from different public studies and literature sources. Wood and bamboo product factors include a carbon storage adjustment, so results may not be directly comparable with datasets that exclude temporary biogenic carbon storage. |
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