U.S. Government (EPA)
About U.S. Government (EPA)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the United States government agency that provides regularly updated default emission factors for organisational greenhouse gas reporting in the United States.
Visit U.S. Government (EPA) websiteDatasets from U.S. Government (EPA)
The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the United States government agency that provides regularly updated default emission factors for organisational greenhouse gas reporting in the United States. |
| Source type | Governmental |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2020-2025 |
| Geography | US |
| Sector | |
| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2e - CO2 - CH4 - N2O |
| Data Transformation | The source reports emissions in lb/MWh, which have been converted to kgCO2e/kWh to ensure consistency. |
License
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type of license | US Public Domain License |
| License URL | URL |
Data quality
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq |
| Quality flag(s) | NA |
Explore the EPA dataset
See emission factors→Featured Emission Factors in U.S. Government (EPA)
Explore All- Go to Electricity supplied from grid
Electricity supplied from grid
Energy Energy4274 Factors4274 Factor - Go to Electricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)
Electricity supplied from grid (non-baseload)
Energy Energy166 Factors166 Factor - Go to Agricultural byproducts
Agricultural byproducts
Energy Energy22 Factors22 Factor - Go to Biodiesel - 100%
Biodiesel - 100%
Energy Energy26 Factors26 Factor - Go to Ethanol - 100%
Ethanol - 100%
Energy Energy26 Factors26 Factor - Go to Landfill gas
Landfill gas
Energy Energy22 Factors22 Factor
Other Sources
Explore All- Go to ADEME
ADEME
ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique) is the French Agency for Ecological Transition and offers a wide range of emission factors to support the measurement and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in France. These emission factors are used to estimate greenhouse gas emissions associated with various activities, such as energy consumption and transportation.
- Go to GLEC
GLEC
The Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) is a partnership between industry, government, and non-governmental organisations that aims to develop and promote a standardised approach for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from logistics supply chain activities, including freight transport by road, rail, air, and sea.
- Go to AIB
AIB
The Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) is a European organisation that manages and promotes the use of energy attribute certificates to track the production and consumption of renewable energy in Europe. The AIB produces the European Residual Mix Report which includes data on the mix of fuels used to generate electricity in each European country, as well as the associated greenhouse gas emissions.