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Emissions Factor Resources

Resource Name Description File Location
World Resources Institute / World Business Council for Sustainable Development Greenhouse Gas Protocol Calculation Tools A listing of cross sector and sector specific tools, complete with guidance documents, for calculating GHG emissions. From the creators of the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage GHG emissions. http://www.ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools/all-tools
EPA Climate Leaders Cross-Sector Guidance EPA guidance documents on preferred quantification methods for the most common emission sources, including emission factors and example calculations. Contains stationary fuel combustion, mobile fuel combustion, electricity, and refrigerant emission sources. http://www.epa.gov/stateply/resources/cross-sector.html
EPA Climate Leaders Sector Specific Guidance EPA guidance documents on quantification methods for industry specific emissions, including emission factors and example calculations. Contains waste landfilling, manufacturing refrigeration and AC equipment, iron and steel production, aluminum production, cement production, and paper and pulp production. http://www.epa.gov/stateply/resources/sector-specific.html
The Climate Registry, General Reporting Protocol The Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol outlines the policies of The Climate Registry and required reporting calculation methodologies for the majority of GHG sources. Emission factors are at the end of each subchapter in Part III, example calculations are also provided. http://www.theclimateregistry.org/resources/protocols/general-reporting-protocol/
eGRID2007 Version 1.1 A table of the latest regional emission factors for purchased electricity in the United States. The site includes a map of all sub-regions. http://cfpub.epa.gov/egridweb/ghg.cfm
eGRID2006 Version 2.1 Zip Codes to US Electricity Sub-region Lookup A lookup tool which provides the US electricity sub-region based on the zip code entered. (A full excel version of this lookup tool is expected to be released soon.) http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/how-clean.html
Energy Information Administration’s Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) A survey of commercial building characteristics and energy consumption amounts which can be cited to estimate energy consumption where actual usage records are unavailable. Tables E6A and E7A have the electricity and natural gas consumption by square footage and building end use. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/cbecs2003/detailed_tables_2003/detailed_tables_2003.html#enduse03
Australian Government National Greenhouse Accounts Factors Greenhouse gas quantification guidance provided by the Australian Department of Climate Change. Emission factors and global warming potentials are located in the appendix, some are Australia specific. http://www.climatechange.gov.au/workbook/
US EPA: AP42 Emissions Factors Industry-specific emissions factors for the production of many industry specific materials. http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/