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Emission factor from WRAP v2.0

Hill Beef - mixed

Wales · Cradle to processing gate · Any year

Each kilogram of this food counts as 15.6 kg CO₂e, including 14 before it leaves the farm.

Value, cradle to processing gate

15.6kgCO₂e/kg

Net total: fossil, biogenic and land use · GWP100 · GWP vintage not stated

One value, for any year

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

Reference year 2021

Region
Wales GB-WLS
Boundary
Cradle to processing gate
Data quality
MediumNo reason given by the publisher
Licence
Open · WRAP terms

Where 15.6 comes from

14 of it sits inside the total, 15.6, and is never added to it. The other 1.62 is not published as a part of its own.

Reporting this kilogram under the GHG Protocol

Scope 3, category 1 15.6

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

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Food and agriculture › Animal products · Wales · per kg · Average

Cradle to processing gate · Net total

Boundary
Cradle to processing gate
Raw materials and manufacturing
GWP method
Not stated by the publisher
CO₂e basis
Net total
Not split by gas; CO₂e only
Life cycle
Upstream: coveredProduction: partly coveredDownstream: not coveredEnd of life: not covered

Medium quality · Open licence · Any year

The gates, from the farm to the processing plant

Each gate holds everything before it, plus one more stage. Pick the gate where your own accounting starts.

Cumulative kgCO₂e per kg at each gate. The axis starts at 13 so the later steps show.
Everything up to the farm gateEverything up to the processing gate

Never add the gates togetherEach gate already contains the ones before it: the processing gate's 15.619 includes the farm gate's 14. Adding both gives 29.6, nearly twice the real footprint. Use one gate, or add the stages.

What this number covers

The path of one kilogram of this food, from the farm to your kitchen. Every step on it is counted.

  1. Cradle to farm gate

    Included14

Outside this boundary

  • Packaging
  • Outbound transport
  • Retail
  • Use phase
  • Throwing away packaging and leftovers

= 15.6 per kg

From WRAP's record to a comparable factor

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The total and its parts

Every gate and stage has its own page.

You are here · the totalHill Beef, mixed, cradle to processing gate15.6
Every value here is printed by WRAP.

About this factor

From WRAP

Where it applies

Applicable region as published by WRAP: UK.

Source and licence

Publisher
WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme)
Library
WRAP v2.0
Published
28 March 2024
WRAP's terms of use Open

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Credit it with this lineUK Food & Drink Emission Factors Database v2.0, WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme).
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UK Food & Drink Emission Factors Database v2.0, WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme). Normalised by open-climate.ai, https://open-climate.ai/factors/libraries/wrap/ (CC BY 4.0). https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-wrap-hill_beef_mixed-gb_wls-kg-cradle_to_processing_gat-b5863dee/?v=efv1-1e5604bdc19544e84c7deb4448375eb7

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