Our Legacy Emissions Factors are now located on CaDI - The Carbon Database Initiative - the free to use, free to disclose carbon intelligence resource.
On CaDI you will find a host of resources covering current and past international electricity grid factors, company emissions, product/materials and supply chain factors.
Importance of Using Updated Emissions Factors
The international country-level grid electricity factors are suitable for organisations reporting their carbon emissions. These emissions factors have been calculated based on fuel mix, with government emissions factor releases collated from numerous sources by Carbon Footprint Ltd to make it easier for organizations and individuals to measure and report their emissions from international electricity sources.
The carbon emissions per kWh of electricity vary from country to country. They depend on the specific fuels used to make the energy. Countries that use a high percentage of fossil fuels for electricity production will, in general, have a higher level of carbon emissions per unit of electricity produced than those that use more renewable and nuclear energy.
Current Emissions Factors
The emissions factors published by Carbon Footprint Ltd on CaDI are open source and can be referenced for your own company reporting. The factors are built into the carbon calculator platform on this website - see free online carbon calculators.