About UBA
The Umweltbundesamt (UBA) is the Federal Environment Agency of Germany and is responsible for promoting sustainable development through scientific research, providing advice on a wide range of environmental issues to the government, businesses, organisations, and the public. The UBA reports emission factors for electricity, fuel, and transport among others.
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| Description | The Umweltbundesamt (UBA) is the Federal Environment Agency of Germany and is responsible for promoting sustainable development through scientific research, providing advice on a wide range of environmental issues to the government, businesses, organisations, and the public. The UBA reports emission factors for electricity, fuel, and transport among others. |
| Source type | Governmental |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2020 |
| Geography | Germany |
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| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2e |
| Data Transformation | NA |
License
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| Type of license | Not specified |
| License URL | Not specified |
Data quality
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| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq |
| Quality flag(s) | NA |
Explore the UBA dataset
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Explore All- Go to Electricity supplied from grid
Electricity supplied from grid
Energy Energy - Go to Heating oil (net CV)
Heating oil (net CV)
Energy Energy - Go to Natural gas (net CV)
Natural gas (net CV)
Energy Energy - Go to District heating
District heating
Energy Energy - Go to Electricity supplied from grid: T&D losses
Electricity supplied from grid: T&D losses
Energy Energy - Go to Lignite briquettes (net CV)
Lignite briquettes (net CV)
Energy Energy
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IPCC
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EEI
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. EEI has developed a database to support corporate sustainability reporting, especially in calculating scope 2 emissions for specific US electricity suppliers.
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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.