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Emission factor from ProBas v02.44.152

Garment, CN: cotton, US, II, 2000

China · Cradle to gate · Any year

Each kilogram counts as 39.4 kg CO₂e up to the factory gate. ProBas gives one figure, for use in any year.

Value for any year

39.4kgCO₂e/kg

Biogenic CO₂ and land use excluded · GWP100 · AR6

FossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂GHG Protocol and IPCC inventories

One value, for any year

ProBas sets no date window, so there is no year to pick.

Reference year 2000

Region
China CN
Boundary
Cradle to gate
Data quality
MediumRated by us, not by the source
Licence
Open · ProBas terms

Where 39.4 comes from

Published as one number

ProBas prints this factor as a single figure, with no parts to add up.

Reporting this kilogram under the GHG Protocol

Scope 3, category 1 39.4

Goods and services you buy are Scope 3, category 1, purchased goods and services.

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Manufactured goods › Apparel and footwear · China · per kg · Average

Cradle to gate · Excl. biogenic CO₂ · AR6

Boundary
Cradle to gate
Raw materials, inbound transport, fuel supply, fuel combustion, manufacturing, packaging, purchased energy and capital goods
GWP method
IPCC AR6, 100-year horizon
Re-weighted by open-climate.ai from ProBas's AR5 figure of 39.3 kgCO₂e/kg
CO₂e basis
Excl. biogenic CO₂FossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂GHG Protocol and IPCC inventories
Split by gas
Life cycle
Upstream: coveredProduction: coveredDownstream: not coveredEnd of life: not covered

Medium quality · Open licence · Any year

What this number covers

What ProBas counts in the figure for one kilogram, phase by phase.

  1. Upstream

    • Transport to the plant
    • Raw materials
    • Fuel supply chain
    Included

  2. Production

    • Fuel combustion
    • Manufacturing
    • Packaging
    • Purchased electricity and heat
    Included

  3. Also counted

    • Plant and equipment
    Included

  4. Your record

    1 kg in your records. The factor is per kg.

    = 39.4

Outside this boundary

  • Installation
  • Maintenance
  • Transport to the border
  • Retail
  • Use
  • End of life
  • Recycling credit

ProBas does not count any of this in the figure for one kilogram.

Gases

Basis: Excl. biogenic CO₂FossilBio CH₄Land useBio CO₂GHG Protocol and IPCC inventories

  • Fossil CO₂32.983.6%
  • Nitrous oxide (N₂O)3.9910.1%
  • Methane (CH₄)2.466.3%

Σ 32.9 + 2.46 + 3.99 = 39.3503, which ProBas rounds to 39.4.

Also printed, as zero: sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆).

Each gas is converted to CO₂e with AR6 100-year warming potentials; biogenic CO₂ and land-use carbon are left out, while methane from biogenic sources is counted.

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About this factor

From ProBas

Translated from German
Making-up of a T-shirt from American cotton in China Efficiency: 85% Fibre losses 15 % offcuts The energy consumption for the making-up of T-shirts 1.75 MJ/kg Altenfelder (1996) 1.8 to 2.7 MJ/kg Schmidt (1999) 2.22 MJ/kg Wiegmann (2000) Here the mean value of 2.1 MJ/kg is used Load factor: 1500h/a Fuel/input: Textiles Firm capacity: 100% Year: 2000 Lifetime: 15a Rated power: 1t/h Efficiency: 85% Product: Textiles
Show ProBas's original (German)
Konfektionierung eines T-Shirts aus amerikanischer Baumwolle in China Wirkungsgrad: 85% Faserveluste 15 % Verschnitt Der Energieverbrauch für die Konfektion von T-Shirts 1,75 MJ/kg Altenfelder (1996) 1,8 bis 2,7 MJ/kg Schmidt (1999) 2,22 MJ/kg Wiegmann (2000) Hier wird mit dem Mittelwert von 2,1 MJ/kg gerechnet Auslastung: 1500h/a Brenn-/Einsatzstoff: Textilien gesicherte Leistung: 100% Jahr: 2000 Lebensdauer: 15a Leistung: 1t/h Nutzungsgrad: 85% Produkt: Textilien

Source and licence

Publisher
Umweltbundesamt (German Environment Agency), ProBas
Library
ProBas v02.44.152
Record
fd788da5-df85-4371-865e-1f68c0f23116
Published
16 September 2020
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