Glass and ceramics emission factors

Glass and ceramic materials. From 8 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

Factors
470
Libraries
8
With their own page
11
Units with a page
JPY · EUR · kg
Largest library

298 factors, 63%

What the 11 factor pages say

One chart per unit, since a kilogram and a kWh do not compare. Colour is the boundary, what the factor counts; every row also names it.

Cradle to gateCradle to graveCradle to distribution gate

Per JPY · 4 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.0065
From 0.00659 (Clay product and refractory manufacturing, Open CEDA) to 0.00788 (Clay product and refractory manufacturing, Open CEDA) kgCO₂e per JPY.

Per EUR · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0
From 0.337 (Glass and glass products, EXIOBASE) to 1.72 (Ceramic goods, EXIOBASE) kgCO₂e per EUR.

Per kg · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.8
From 0.809 (Glass - packaging, ADEME) to 1.58 (Flat glass, uncoated, ICM) kgCO₂e per kg. 2 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per m² · 2 factor pages

Linear scale, from 40
From 48 (Multi-pane insulating glass (MIG, 2-pane structure) – PRESS GLASS Holding SA – Glass, ÖKOBAUDAT) to 69.4 (Multi-pane insulating glass (MIG, 3-pane structure) – PRESS GLASS Holding SA – Glass, ÖKOBAUDAT) kgCO₂e per m².

Per CAD

OpenIO-Canada puts Waste and scrap of glass at 0.0983 kgCO₂e/CAD (Cradle to gate, 2022), the only factor page in this unit.

Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.

Who publishes these factors

8 libraries publish them. Each name opens the library's page.

Open CEDA (298) and EXIOBASE (98) hold 84% of them; the other 6 publish the rest (74).

Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.

Every factor page

Sorted by library. Each factor is also on its library's page.

ActivityLibraryRegionBoundaryValueYear
Glass - packagingADEMEEuropeCradle to gate0.809 kgCO₂e/kg2014
Ceramic goodsEXIOBASERest of World: Asia and Pacific (EXIOBASE)Cradle to gate1.72 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Glass and glass productsEXIOBASENorwayCradle to gate0.337 kgCO₂e/EUR2019
Flat glass, uncoatedICMAustraliaCradle to distribution gate1.58 kgCO₂e/kg2015
Multi-pane insulating glass (MIG, 2-pane structure) – PRESS GLASS Holding SA – GlassÖKOBAUDATEuropeCradle to grave48 kgCO₂e/m²2023
Multi-pane insulating glass (MIG, 3-pane structure) – PRESS GLASS Holding SA – GlassÖKOBAUDATEuropeCradle to grave69.4 kgCO₂e/m²2023
Clay product and refractory manufacturingOpen CEDAUnited Arab EmiratesCradle to gate0.00788 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Clay product and refractory manufacturingOpen CEDABeninCradle to gate0.00659 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Glass and glass product manufacturingOpen CEDAGambiaCradle to gate0.00688 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Glass and glass product manufacturingOpen CEDABelizeCradle to gate0.00682 kgCO₂e/JPY2025
Waste and scrap of glassOpenIO-CanadaNew BrunswickCradle to gate0.0983 kgCO₂e/CAD2022

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