PCAF
About PCAF
The PCAF European Building Emission Factor Database provides financial institutions with emission factors for mortgages and real estate across Europe, enabling measurement and tracking of financed emissions by country, building type, and energy performance.
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| Description | The PCAF European Building Emission Factor Database provides financial institutions with emission factors for mortgages and real estate across Europe, enabling measurement and tracking of financed emissions by country, building type, and energy performance. |
| Source type | Non-profit Organisation |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2023 |
| Geography | Multiple regions |
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| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2e |
| Data Transformation | The source reports emissions in tCO2e/m², which have been converted to kgCO2e/m².
The source reports emissions in tCO2e/MWh, which have been converted to kgCO2e/kWh.
The source reports emissions in tCO2e/#, which have been converted to kgCO2e/building. |
License
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| Type of license | Publicly available |
| 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 |
| Quality flag(s) | NA |
Methodology
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| IPCC AR method |
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| Methodology description | The PCAF European Building Emission Factor Database, developed by Guidehouse Netherlands B.V. on behalf of PCAF, provides physical activity-based emission factors for mortgages and commercial real estate across all EU member states, as well as Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Emission factors cover the use phase of buildings only — specifically direct emissions from on-site fuel combustion and indirect emissions from purchased electricity, heating, and cooling, including tenant activity. Construction, demolition, and Scope 3 emissions are excluded. |
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