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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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-NEM, electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-NSW, electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-NSW, residual electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-NT, electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-NT, residual electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-QLD, electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-QLD, residual electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-SA, electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-SA, residual electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-TAS, electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-TAS, residual electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-VIC, electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-VIC, residual electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-WA, electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-WA, residual electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-WA-NWIS, electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-WA-SWIS, electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , AU-WA-SWIS, residual electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , electricity from coal
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, at powerplant , residual electricity production mix
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, black coal NSW, at power plant
Electricity by fuel / Coal |
kWh | Energy | Electricity by fuel | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, black coal QLD, at power plant
Electricity by fuel / Coal |
kWh | Energy | Electricity by fuel | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, black coal WA, at power plant
Electricity by fuel / Coal |
kWh | Energy | Electricity by fuel | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, brown coal SA, at power plant
Electricity by fuel / Lignite |
kWh | Energy | Electricity by fuel | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, brown coal Vic, at power plant
Electricity by fuel / Lignite |
kWh | Energy | Electricity by fuel | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, coal seam methane, at power plant
Electricity by fuel / Gas |
kWh | Energy | Electricity by fuel | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | n/a | n/a |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-NEM, market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-NSW, market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-NSW, residual electricity mix, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-NT, market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-NT, residual electricity mix, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-QLD, market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-QLD, residual electricity mix, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-SA, market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-SA, residual electricity mix, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-TAS, market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-TAS, residual electricity mix, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-VIC, market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-VIC, residual electricity mix, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-WA, market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-WA, residual electricity mix, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-WA-NWIS, market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-WA-SWIS, market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , AU-WA-SWIS, residual electricity mix, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , electricity from coal, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , market for electricity, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, high voltage , residual electricity mix, high voltage
Electricity country mix / High Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, low voltage , AU-NEM, market for electricity, low voltage
Electricity country mix / Low Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Electricity, low voltage , AU-NSW, market for electricity, low voltage
Electricity country mix / Low Voltage / Market |
kWh | Energy | Electricity country mix | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.02 | 0.00 |