ISPRA
About ISPRA
ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) is the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, a public body that provides official annual emission factors for electricity production in Italy based on the national electricity mix and greenhouse gas inventory data.
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Fattori di emissione per la produzione ed il consumo di energia elettrica in Italia 1990-2023
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| Description | ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) is the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, a public body that provides official annual emission factors for electricity production in Italy based on the national electricity mix and greenhouse gas inventory data. |
| Source type | Governmental |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2025 |
| Geography | Italy |
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| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2 |
| Data Transformation | For electricity and fuel data, the source reports emissions in gCO2/kWh, which has been converted to kgCO2/kWh to ensure consistency.
For default fuel data, the source reports emissions in tonneCO2/TJ, which has been converted to kgCO2/GJ to ensure consistency.
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License
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| Type of license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
| License URL | URL |
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](https://www.climatiq.io/methodology#Data-Quality) |
| Quality flag(s) | Partial factor The source reports electricity emission factors in CO2 only and does not include the impact of other GHGs. |
Methodology
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| Methodology description | This dataset is derived from emission factors published by ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale), the Italian public environmental research institute responsible for national greenhouse gas inventory reporting. The dataset provides country-specific emission factors for electricity generation, heat production and fuel combustion in Italy, based on national energy and emissions statistics reported by ISPRA. Electricity emission factors are derived from the domestic electricity generation mix reported in Sheet 14 ("Produzione elettrica lorda"), representing in-country electricity production before transmission and distribution losses. Transmission and distribution (T&D) loss factors are recalculated by applying annual grid loss percentages, derived from reported electricity losses (Perdite di rete) and electricity demand (Energia richiesta) in Sheet 13, to the corresponding electricity generation emission factor. Fuel combustion emission factors are sourced from Sheet 8 and follow IPCC-aligned net calorific value (NCV) conventions for fuels used in electricity generation, consistent with default methodologies described in the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Heat-related emission factors are based on thermoelectric heat production values reported by ISPRA and represent the total thermal energy generated by cogeneration / thermoelectric plants. It excludes transmission and distribution losses. The dataset reflects official national emissions reporting methodologies and country-specific energy system characteristics for Italy. |
| Limitation / key issues to note | Supplier / grid mix values published by the source were excluded, as they assume imported electricity has zero associated emissions and therefore do not follow an accepted methodology for calculating electricity consumption or residual grid mixes. Transmission and distribution (T&D) loss factors are recalculated by Climatiq using reported grid loss percentages and generation emission factors, rather than directly published by the source. Emission factors include CO2 emissions only, without corresponding CH4 and N2O emissions. |
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