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The Emission Factor Library is a central piece of ghgtools. The following document details the coverage of the emission factor library and provides guidance on how to organize your activity data accordingly.


Years Covered

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2024
2023
2022


Scope 1 & 2 Service Types Covered

service_type emission_category
1 anthracite stationary
2 bituminous stationary
3 sub-bituminous stationary
4 lignite stationary
5 mixed coal (commercial sector) stationary
6 mixed coal (electric power sector) stationary
7 mixed coal (industrial coking) stationary
8 mixed coal (industrial sector) stationary
9 coal coke stationary
10 municipal solid waste stationary
11 petroleum coke (solid) stationary
12 plastics stationary
13 tires stationary
14 agricultural byproducts stationary
15 peat stationary
16 solid byproducts stationary
17 wood and wood residuals stationary
18 blast furnace gas stationary
19 coke oven gas stationary
20 fuel gas stationary
21 propane gas stationary
22 landfill gas stationary
23 other biomass gases stationary
24 asphalt and road oil stationary
25 aviation gasoline stationary
26 butane stationary
27 butylene stationary
28 crude oil stationary
29 distillate fuel oil no. 1 stationary
30 distillate fuel oil no. 2 stationary
31 distillate fuel oil no. 4 stationary
32 ethane stationary
33 ethylene stationary
34 heavy gas oils stationary
35 isobutane stationary
36 isobutylene stationary
37 kerosene stationary
38 kerosene-type jet fuel stationary
39 liquefied petroleum gases (lpg) stationary
40 lubricants stationary
41 motor gasoline stationary
42 naphtha (<401 deg f) stationary
43 natural gasoline stationary
44 other oil (>401 deg f) stationary
45 pentanes plus stationary
46 petrochemical feedstocks stationary
47 propane stationary
48 propylene stationary
49 residual fuel oil no. 5 stationary
50 residual fuel oil no. 6 stationary
51 special naphtha stationary
52 unfinished oils stationary
53 used oil stationary
54 biodiesel (100%) stationary
55 ethanol (100%) stationary
56 rendered animal fat stationary
57 vegetable oil stationary
58 north american softwood stationary
59 north american hardwood stationary
60 bagasse stationary
61 bamboo stationary
62 straw stationary
63 natural gas stationary
196 aviation gasoline mobile
197 biodiesel (100%) mobile
198 compressed natural gas (cng) mobile
199 diesel fuel mobile
200 ethanol (100%) mobile
201 kerosene-type jet fuel mobile
202 liquefied natural gas (lng) mobile
203 liquefied petroleum gases (lpg) mobile
204 motor gasoline mobile
205 residual fuel oil mobile
226 electricity indirect energy
310 steam indirect energy
319 employee commuting mobile
328 upstream t&d mobile
337 business travel mobile


Scope 3 Categories Covered

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supply chain