Glossary: Emissions factor

A coefficient that represents the amount of GHGs emitted per unit of activity or input, such as the amount of CO2 emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity produced from a specific fuel type.

Emission factors are widely used in spend-based carbon accounting and there are several databases with current and historic emission factors.

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