Heat and cooling emission factors
Purchased district heat, steam and cooling. From 13 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.
How the 1,006 factors divide
- District heat and steam
Heat and steam bought from a network.
939factors · 93%
10 libraries14 with their own page
- Heat generation
Heat produced on site or by a dedicated installation rather than bought from a network: solar thermal, heat pumps, shallow and deep geothermal, ambient heat.
20factors · 2%
4 libraries3 with their own page
Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.
Who publishes these factors
Each cell counts one library's factors in one subcategory. Library names open the library's page; column heads open the subcategory's.
ADEME publishes the most of these factors (872), then EXIOBASE (40). The most widely published subcategory is District heat and steam: 10 of 13 libraries have some.
| Library | Factors | District heat and steam | Cooling | Heat generation | Not stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADEME | 872 | 839 | 33 | · | · |
| EXIOBASE | 40 | 40 | · | · | · |
| Japan MOE | 39 | 39 | · | · | · |
| UBA (DE) | 14 | 2 | · | 12 | · |
| ÖKOBAUDAT | 13 | 10 | 3 | · | · |
| OpenIO-Canada | 11 | · | · | · | 11 |
| ICM | 6 | · | · | 6 | · |
| UBA (AT) | 3 | 2 | · | 1 | · |
| CO2emissiefactoren.be | 2 | 2 | · | · | · |
| CO2emissiefactoren.nl | 2 | 2 | · | · | · |
Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.
Other factor pages
Factor pages that state no subcategory, or whose subcategory has only a few pages.
| Activity | Library | Region | Boundary | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refrigeration coming from a network - 93, Saint-Denis, Stade Energies SAS | ADEME | Seine-Saint-Denis | Well-to-use | 0.012 kgCO₂e/kWh | 2022 |
| Energy reduction, ventilation system, 6 x 120 m3/h, steel ducts, with GHE | ICM | Australia | Cradle to distribution gate | 0.468 kgCO₂e/kWh | 2015 |
| Italy electricity and heat emission factor - heat generation | ISPRA | Italy | Generation | 0.232 kgCO₂e/kWh | 2025 |
| Usage - room air conditioner> 12 kW (SEER 4.7) | ÖKOBAUDAT | Germany | Well-to-use | 0.106 kgCO₂e/kWh | 2023 |
| Usage - split air conditioner < 12 kW (SEER 3,5) | ÖKOBAUDAT | Germany | Well-to-use | 0.141 kgCO₂e/kWh | 2023 |
| Steam and heated or cooled air or water | OpenIO-Canada | Quebec | Cradle to gate | 0.223 kgCO₂e/CAD | 2022 |
| Tiefengeothermie - Endenergieverbrauch Wärme & Kälte | UBA (DE) | Germany | Well-to-use | 0.0321 kgCO₂e/kWh | 2024 |
Other categories
- Materials28,878
- Manufactured goods23,094
- Services22,003
- Food and agriculture11,956
- Fuels5,342
- Electricity4,712
- Transport4,352
- Buildings and infrastructure1,845
- Waste treatment1,816
- Direct emissions1,086
- Land use and removals220
- Water217
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