CT
About CT
Climate Transparency is a global partnership organisation funded by the German Government, World Bank, and several other bodies. It seeks to stimulate climate action in G20 countries through enhanced transparency. The Climate Transparency Report annually provides the emission intensity of electricity generation for various countries, based on the emissions from the respective grid mix.
Visit CT websiteThe Climate Transparency Report
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Climate Transparency is a global partnership organisation funded by the German Government, World Bank, and several other bodies. It seeks to stimulate climate action in G20 countries through enhanced transparency. The Climate Transparency Report annually provides the emission intensity of electricity generation for various countries, based on the emissions from the respective grid mix. |
| Source type | Non-governmental |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2019-2022 |
| Geography | G20 |
| Sector | |
| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2 |
| Data Transformation | The source reports emissions in gCO2e/kWh, which have been converted to kgCO2e/kWh to ensure consistency |
License
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type of license | Permission granted by CT |
| License URL | Not specified |
Data quality
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq. For further information on data quality assurance, see: https://www.climatiq.io/methodology#Data-Quality |
| Quality flag(s) | Partial factor The source reports emission factors in CO2 only and does not include the impact of other GHGs. |
Methodology
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IPCC AR method |
|
| LCA boundary |
|
| Scope applicability |
|
| Emissions breakdown |
|
| Methodology description | The dataset includes emission intensity of grid mix, retrieved from the Climate Transparency Report 2019-2022. |
Explore the CT dataset
Featured Emission Factors in CT
Explore All- Go to Electricity supplied from grid
Electricity supplied from grid
Energy Energy
Other Sources
Explore All- Go to HKEI
HKEI
HKEI (Hong Kong Electric Investments) is a Hong Kong-based power company that generates electricity from coal and gas. The company reports the carbon dioxide emissions factor for the electricity it generates and supplies to customers, which is calculated based on the emissions from its power plants.
- Go to IGES
IGES
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is an international research organisation that publishes electricity grid emission factors based on national power generation data to support greenhouse gas accounting and reporting.
- Go to SEMARNAT
SEMARNAT
The Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) is Mexico’s federal environment ministry. It leads national environmental policy and manages a public registry that compiles data on greenhouse gas and other pollutant emissions from key economic sectors.