IPCC Emissions Factor Database
| Summary | ||
| Name of source | IPCC Emissions Factor Database | |
| Provider | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | |
| Summary text | Library of emission factors and other parameters with background documentation or technical references | |
| Contact | ipcc-efdb@iges.or.jp | |
| Licensing | Free | |
| Language(s) | English | |
| Website | www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/EFDB/main.php | |
| Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
| File type | HTML access to data. Word or excel download | |
| Software needs | Web Browser, Windows | |
| Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
| Age | 2002 - present | |
| Geography | Global | |
| Original Data Source(s) | Industry statistics, government publications, other LCA databases | |
| Other Databases Included | ||
| Life cycle stages | Cradle-to-Grave | |
| Modeling approach | Various | |
| Emissions results | GWP, separate GHG | |
| Number of datasets | Unknown | |
| Main topics | Energy carriers and technologies | |
| Other topics | ||
| Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset? | ||
| System boundaries | Yes | |
| Data Types | Process | |
| Allocation Methods | Yes | |
| Technology | Yes | |
| Data year | Yes | |
| Original source | Yes | |
| Uncertainty | No | |
| Quality – is information provided on data quality? | ||
| Data quality score | Yes | |
| Quality assurance | No | |
| Standards compliant | GHG Protocol | |