Emission factor from OpenIO-Canada v2.11

Other transit and passenger transportation services by road Nova Scotia

Per Canadian dollar spent · Cradle to store gate · 2015–2025

Each Canadian dollar spent in 2025 counts as 0.388 kg CO₂e.

Value for spend in 2025

0.388kgCO₂e/CAD

Purchaser price · 2025 CAD · Input-output total · GWP100 · AR6

2025
Default: the latest year−2.5% on 2024

Re-priced by open-climate.ai from 2022 CAD with the Nova Scotia price index

Region
Nova Scotia CA-NS
Boundary
Cradle to store gate
Data quality
LowRated by us, not by the source
Licence
Open · CC BY 4.0

Where 0.388 comes from

Re-priced by open-climate.ai to 2025 CAD

OpenIO-Canada publishes 0.415 in 2022 CAD. open-climate.ai restates it in 2025 CAD with the Nova Scotia price index: 0.415 × 0.935 = 0.388.

Reporting this dollar under the GHG Protocol

Scope 3, category 6 0.388

A trip for work is business travel, Scope 3, category 6, whoever books it.

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Transport › Bus and coach travel · Nova Scotia · per CAD · Average

Cradle to store gate · Input-output total · AR6

Boundary
Cradle to store gate
Fuel supply, fuel combustion, purchased energy, capital goods, business travel, overheads and services and imported inputs
GWP method
IPCC AR6, 100-year horizon
Not on the record; inferred by open-climate.ai · impact method IMPACT World+ 2.1
CO₂e basis
Input-output total
Not split by gas; CO₂e only
Life cycle
Upstream: coveredProduction: coveredDownstream: partly coveredEnd of life: not covered

Low quality · Open licence · 2025

One footprint, in every year's money

OpenIO-Canada priced this supply chain in 2022 CAD. For every other year we restate the same emissions with the Nova Scotia price index, so money you spent in 2015 is read at 2015 prices. Pick the year of your spend.

kgCO₂e/CAD by year of spend. Pick a year to read it.
  • Published by OpenIO-Canada, 2022 CAD
  • Re-priced with the Nova Scotia price index
  • Default

Which price, and which warming horizon

Match the price to your invoice, and keep one warming horizon across your whole inventory.

Purchaser price or producer price

The purchaser price is what you paid: the producer's price plus the wholesale and retail margins and the transport to the shop. OpenIO-Canada publishes purchaser prices, what you paid.

Warming horizon and characterisation model

This factor is published for one set only: Impact world plus 2 1, AR6, 100 years. Every other horizon and model: not published.

1 of 9 cells
Other transit and passenger transportation services by road · Nova ScotiaOpenIO-Canada · kgCO₂e/CAD, purchaser price
Values by warming horizon and characterisation model, spend in 2025
IPCC AR4 2007IPCC AR5 2013IPCC AR6 2021
GWP20 20 yearsIPCC AR4 2007 Not publishedIPCC AR5 2013 Not publishedIPCC AR6 2021 Not published
GWP100 100 yearsIPCC AR4 2007 Not publishedIPCC AR5 2013 Not publishedIPCC AR6 2021
GWP500 500 yearsIPCC AR4 2007 Not publishedIPCC AR5 2013 Not publishedIPCC AR6 2021 Not published

Impact world plus 2 1 · AR6 · 100 years: 0.388 kgCO₂e/CAD, re-priced to 2025 CAD. The default for this factor. The horizon inventories report in.

What this number covers

The supply chain behind 1 CAD spent, up to the point of sale: every tier counted in one total, none reported alone.

  1. Upstream

    • Imported inputs
    • Upstream fuel (well-to-tank)
    In the total
  2. Production

    • Fuel combustion
    • Purchased electricity and heat
    In the total
  3. Also counted

    • Business travel
    • Capital goods: buildings, equipment
    • Overheads and services
    In the total
  4. Your bill

    1 CAD paid, margins included. The factor is per CAD here.

    = 0.388

Outside this boundary

  • Staff commuting

OpenIO-Canada does not count any of this in the figure for 1 CAD.

From OpenIO-Canada's record to a comparable factor

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About this factor

From OpenIO-Canada

What it is

Long distance passenger transportation for a specific occasion by road vehicles with sufficient interior height for a person to stand, typically buses but not limousines or taxis, with driver. Service is not operated on regular schedules or routes, and is available only by reservation of the entire vehicle, for which a fee is charged to the party who makes the reservation. The party who makes the reservation may or may not charge the passengers an explicit fee for the transportation. Covers use of vehicles that are accessible to passengers using wheelchairs and other mobility aids. Local passenger transportation for a specific occasion by road vehicles with sufficient interior height for a person to stand, typically buses but not limousines or taxis, with driver. Long distance passenger transportation by luxury automobile, not operated on regular schedules or routes, and available only by reservation. The operator carries as many parties having similar origins or destinations as can be accommodated on each trip. Passenger transportation operated on regular routes and on regular schedules or on regular routes on an unscheduled but frequent basis. Service is typically between a limited number of pick-up and drop-off points, with no local service for other points along the route; or on a circular route with frequent stops. The service is not part of a network. As many passengers as can be accommodated are carried on a first-come first-served basis. Passengers may or may not be charged a per-trip fee. Covers shuttle service whether paid for by passengers or by contracts. Local fixed route passenger transportation service by road except urban transit service, transportation of students between home and school on a regular basis, and shuttle service. Covers employee transportation to work arranged by the employer and operated on regular routes and schedules. Vehicles used are typically buses but may be smaller vehicles such as vans and cars, and may be accessible to people using wheelchairs and other mobility aids. Passengers are not charged a per-trip fee. Covers employee transportation to work whether paid for by passengers or by contracts. Carpool transportation is provided by arranging and administering pools and providing a vehicle to members of each pool in exchange for a monthly fee to cover operating costs. One or more pool members must act as driver. Transportation of passengers who have physical or cognitive impairments that make them unable to use regular urban transit. Transportation is by shared vans, minibuses or automobiles, is not operated on regular schedules or routes, and is available only to registered passengers by reservation. Passengers are transported to and from their individual homes, workplaces and other locations. Passengers are charged a per-trip fee. Covers special needs urban transit service whether paid for by passengers or by contracts. Local shared-ride service, that is, local shared passenger transportation operated on request, typically between an airport and homes, offices or hotels specified by passengers. Rental or operating leasing services of passenger automobiles and light vans with operator or driver, that is, chauffeur-driven car-hire services, wherever delivered, generally supplied on a time basis to a limited number of passengers and frequently involving transportation to more than one destination. Rental or operating leasing services of buses or coaches with operator or driver for a period of time, not generally dependent on distance. The renter defines how and when the vehicles will be operated, determining schedules, routes, and other operational considerations.

What it includes

Long distance passenger transportation by chartered bus; Local passenger transportation by chartered bus; Other long distance passenger transportation services by road (except fixed route); Shuttle services; Other local fixed route passenger transportation services by road; Special needs urban transit services; Local shared-ride passenger transportation services; Rental of passenger automobiles and light vans, with operator; Rental of buses and coaches, with operator.

Source and licence

Publisher
OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG)
Record
Other transit and passenger transportation services by road|CA-NS
Published
19 January 2026
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Credit it with this lineOpenIO-Canada emission factors v2.11 (M. Agez, CIRAIG), CC BY 4.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.5553376
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Cite this factor

OpenIO-Canada emission factors v2.11 (M. Agez, CIRAIG), CC BY 4.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.5553376. Normalised by open-climate.ai, https://open-climate.ai/factors/libraries/openio_canada/ (CC BY 4.0). https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-openiocanada-other_transit_and-ca_ns-cad-cradle_to_store_gate-1b709335/?v=efv1-6e92d4484a9ec25f072c6d540d3beec3_2025

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