Sources of data for CFKG integration #18
Description
| Resource Name | Coverage | Description | Number of CFs | Region | URL | Example File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPCC Databse | 2002 - present | Database Details | it seems there are over 22k CFs | Various | [Notes 1 ]https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/EFDB/find_ef.php?reset= | I went to basic search and pressed expoert to xls without any criteriaEFDB_output.xlsx |
| EPA Emissions Factor Hub | 2021 - 2023 | EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub was designed to provide organizations with a regularly updated and easy-to-use set of default emission factors for organizational greenhouse gas reporting. | TBA | USA | https://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/ghg-emission-factors-hub | Example XLS ghg-emission-factors-hub (1).xlsx This will require a lot of pre-processing. |
| ICE Database | not sure | Embodied Carbon for over 200 materials (e.g., brics, cement, etc.). | not sure | not sure | https://circularecology.com/embodied-carbon-footprint-database.html | |
| National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory | not sure | The NAEI compiles estimates of emissions to the atmosphere from UK sources such as cars, trucks, power stations and industrial plant. | not sure | UK | https://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/ef-all | The CFs come from various sources as stated here https://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/emission-factors. Example file naei_ef_20240123132605.csv |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (replacement of BEIS) | 2023 - | These emission conversion factors are for use by UK and international organisations to report on 2023 greenhouse gas emissions. | >6k | UK | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2023 | these are already in our KG |
| Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy | 2002 - 2023 | These emission conversion factors are for use by UK and international organisations to report on 2023 greenhouse gas emissions. | >6k | UK | https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting | data from 2016 are already in our KG |
| Zero Waste Scotland - Carbon Metric Factors (Waste) | 2011 - 2020 | CFs for different types of waste | 32 | Scotland | https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/resources/carbon-metric-publications | mf-xt1k3gt7-1678114685d.xlsx |