DATASET

GHG Emission Factors for Local Energy Use

Collection: CoM : Covenant of Mayors 

Description

In the context of EU and Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, the JRC provides energy related GHG emission factors. This dataset provides updated CoM emission factors for local energy use and local electricity generation.

Three types of emission factors can be found in this dataset, following two approaches: an activity-based (IPCC) approach and a life-cycle (LC) approach. In the activity-based approach, (i) an emission factor is provided for CO2 emissions (in tonnes of CO2/MWh) only, and (ii) another for GHG emissions including CO2, CH4 and N2O (in tonnes of CO2-eq/MWh); in the LC approach (iii) an emission factor is provided accounting for GHG emissions, namely CO2, N2O and CH4 (in tonnes of CO2-eq/MWh), including upstream (supply chain) emissions.

Further details on the data and methodology used to calculate the emission factors presented in this version can be found in Bastos, Monforti-Ferrario and Melica (2024).

Contact

Email
JRC-COM-TECHNICAL-HELPDESK (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

  • Joana Bastos
  • Fabio Monforti-Ferrario
  • Giulia Melica

How to cite

Bastos, Joana; Monforti-Ferrario, Fabio; Melica, Giulia (2024): GHG Emission Factors for Local Energy Use. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/72fac2b2-aa63-4dc1-ade3-4e56b37e4b7c

Keywords

emission inventory energy GHG greenhouse gas emission factor

Data access

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Publications

Publication 2024
GHG Emission Factors for Local Energy Use
Bastos, J., Monforti-Ferrario, F. and Melica, G., GHG Emission Factors for Local Energy Use, European Commission, 2024, JRC136327.
  • European Commission
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  • Abstract

    In the context of EU and Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, the JRC provides energy related GHG emission factors. This dataset provides updated CoM emission factors for local energy use and local electricity generation.

    Three types of emission factors can be found in this dataset, following two approaches: an activity-based (IPCC) approach and a life-cycle (LC) approach. In the activity-based approach, (i) an emission factor is provided for CO2 emissions (in t CO2/MWh) only, and (ii) another for GHG emissions including CO2, CH4 and N2O (in tCO2-eq/MWh); in the LC approach (iii) an emission factor is provided accounting for GHG emissions including CO2, N2O and CH4 (in t CO2-eq/MWh), including upstream (supply chain) emissions.

    Further details on the data and methodology used to calculate the emission factors presented in this version can be found in Bastos, Monforti-Ferrario and Melica (2024).

Temporal coverage

From date To date
1990-01-01 2021-01-01

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2022-02-07
Modified date
2024-02-07
Issued date
2024-01-17
Data theme(s)
Energy, Environment
Update frequency
biennial
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/72fac2b2-aa63-4dc1-ade3-4e56b37e4b7c
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