Browse emission factors
Carbon emission factors in kg CO2e per unit of process, from the AusLCI database. See Emission Factors for what each method means, or to download the full spreadsheets.
2012 factors found
| Process ↑ | Unit | Type | Category | Carbon neutrality | Total | Fossil | Biogenic | Land use change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Chickpea, dryland, S Coast , AU-SA, chickpea production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.16 | -1.22 | 0.16 | -1.37 | 0.00 |
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Chickpea, dryland, South West , AU-WA, chickpea production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.36 | -0.97 | 0.36 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
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Chickpea, dryland, W Downs , AU-NSW, chickpea production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.19 | -1.27 | 0.19 | -1.46 | 0.00 |
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Chickpea, dryland, W Wheatbelt , AU-WA, chickpea production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.42 | -0.91 | 0.42 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
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Chickpea, dryland, WB Burnett , AU-QLD, chickpea production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.34 | -0.99 | 0.34 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
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Clinker, China, at plant
Chemicals / Inorganic |
kg | Material | Chemicals | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Clinker, Japan, at plant
Chemicals / Inorganic |
kg | Material | Chemicals | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Clinker, at plant
Chemicals / Inorganic |
kg | Material | Chemicals | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Coal seam methane production and compression
Fuels / Coal seam gas |
MJ | Material | Fuels | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | n/a | n/a |
| Collection and processing of aluminium scrap | kg | Processing | Reprocessing materials | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | n/a | n/a |
| Collection and processing of steel scrap | kg | Processing | Reprocessing materials | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Combustion, bagasse | kg | Waste treatment | Sugar | 0.01 | 0.93 | 0.01 | 0.91 | n/a |
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Concrete 20 MPa 30% GGBFS, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 239.00 | 239.00 | 238.00 | 0.42 | 0.08 |
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Concrete 20 MPa 30% fly ash, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 228.00 | 228.00 | 228.00 | 0.35 | 0.06 |
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Concrete 20 MPa, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 309.00 | 310.00 | 309.00 | 0.47 | 0.09 |
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Concrete 25 MPa 30% GGBFS, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 261.00 | 261.00 | 261.00 | 0.46 | 0.09 |
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Concrete 25 MPa 30% fly ash, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 249.00 | 249.00 | 249.00 | 0.38 | 0.07 |
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Concrete 25 MPa, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 339.00 | 340.00 | 339.00 | 0.52 | 0.09 |
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Concrete 32 MPa 30% GGBFS, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 297.00 | 298.00 | 297.00 | 0.52 | 0.10 |
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Concrete 32 MPa 30% fly ash, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 283.00 | 284.00 | 283.00 | 0.43 | 0.08 |
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Concrete 32 MPa, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 388.00 | 389.00 | 388.00 | 0.59 | 0.11 |
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Concrete 40 MPa 30% GGBFS, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 356.00 | 356.00 | 356.00 | 0.62 | 0.12 |
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Concrete 40 MPa 30% fly ash, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 339.00 | 339.00 | 339.00 | 0.51 | 0.09 |
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Concrete 40 MPa, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 467.00 | 468.00 | 467.00 | 0.70 | 0.13 |
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Concrete 50 MPa 30% GGBFS, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 437.00 | 438.00 | 437.00 | 0.76 | 0.15 |
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Concrete 50 MPa 30% fly ash, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 416.00 | 417.00 | 416.00 | 0.63 | 0.12 |
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Concrete 50 MPa, at batching plant
Construction / Concrete |
m3 | Material | Construction | 576.00 | 577.00 | 576.00 | 0.86 | 0.16 |
| Control of brigalow suckers, graslan aerial application | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 35.50 | 35.80 | 35.40 | 0.34 | 0.02 |
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Cotton seed, Australia average, at gin
Agricultural / Plant seeds / Market |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.20 | 1.04 | 0.20 | 0.84 | 0.00 |
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Cotton seed, Central Queensland, at gin
Agricultural / Plant seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.16 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 0.84 | 0.00 |
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Cotton seed, Darling Downs, at gin
Agricultural / Plant seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.18 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.84 | 0.00 |
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Cotton seed, Macintyre Balonne, at gin
Agricultural / Plant seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.17 | 1.01 | 0.17 | 0.84 | 0.00 |
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Cotton seed, Maquarie, at gin
Agricultural / Plant seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.17 | 1.01 | 0.17 | 0.84 | 0.00 |
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Cotton seed, Northern NSW, at gin
Agricultural / Plant seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.18 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.84 | 0.00 |
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Cotton seed, Southern NSW, at gin
Agricultural / Plant seeds |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.22 | 1.06 | 0.22 | 0.84 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, ginning, Australia average | kg | Processing | Agricultural | 0.73 | -0.60 | 0.73 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, ginning, Australia averaged | kg | Material | Textiles | 0.66 | -0.66 | 0.66 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, ginning, Central Queensland | kg | Material | Textiles | 0.60 | -0.72 | 0.60 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, ginning, Darling Downs | kg | Material | Textiles | 0.67 | -0.66 | 0.67 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, ginning, Macintyre Balonne | kg | Material | Textiles | 0.62 | -0.70 | 0.62 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, ginning, Maquarie | kg | Material | Textiles | 0.61 | -0.71 | 0.61 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, ginning, Northern NSW | kg | Material | Textiles | 0.66 | -0.67 | 0.66 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, ginning, Southern NSW | kg | Material | Textiles | 0.80 | -0.53 | 0.80 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, ginning, dryland NSW | kg | Material | Textiles | 0.78 | -0.54 | 0.78 | -1.32 | 0.00 |
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Cotton, lint, Australia average, at gin
Textiles / Market |
kg | Material | Textiles | 1.51 | -0.04 | 1.51 | -1.55 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, lint, Central Queensland, at gin | kg | Material | Textiles | 1.25 | -0.29 | 1.25 | -1.54 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, lint, Darling Downs, at gin | kg | Material | Textiles | 1.38 | -0.17 | 1.38 | -1.54 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, lint, Macintyre Balonne, at gin | kg | Material | Textiles | 1.29 | -0.25 | 1.29 | -1.54 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, lint, Maquarie,, at gin | kg | Material | Textiles | 1.27 | -0.28 | 1.26 | -1.55 | 0.00 |
| Cotton, lint, Northern NSW, at gin | kg | Material | Textiles | 1.36 | -0.19 | 1.36 | -1.54 | 0.00 |