IGES
About 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.
Visit IGES websiteIGES List of Grid Emission Factors v11.6
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| Description | 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. |
| Source type | Non-profit research organisation |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2025 |
| Geography | China, India, Vietnam |
| Sector | |
| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2 |
| Data Transformation | The source reports emissions in tCO2/MWh, which have been converted to kgCO2/kWh to ensure consistency. |
License
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| Type of license | Public data. Attribution required. No commercial usage. |
Data quality
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| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq |
| Quality flag(s) | Partial factor The source reports emission factors in CO2 only and does not include the impact of other GHGs. |
Methodology
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