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pfGreenhouseGasEmissionType

Description

The details of a greenhouse gas emission or offset (negative emission) for a specific cause.

Properties

Name Description Required Type
Name Name of this emission source defined by the enterprise and pathway. No string
Scope GHG emissions scope. 1 = direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, 2 = indirect from the generation of purchased energy, 3 = all other indirect emissions, All = when providing overall emissions for an enterprise. Yes pfGreenhouseGasScopeType
Category The category of this source. Use All if the emissions are for all categories for this enterprise. Yes pfGreenhouseGasEmissionCategoryType
Pool The pool of this source. Use All if the emissions are for all pools for this enterprise. No pfGreenhouseGasEmissionPoolType
Cause The cause of this source. Use All if the emissions are for all causes for this enterprise. No pfGreenhouseGasEmissionCauseType
CO2 The emission of carbon dioxide by this source. No pfGreenhouseGasMassType
N2O The emission of nitrous oxide by this source. No pfGreenhouseGasMassType
CH4 The emission of methane by this source. No pfGreenhouseGasMassType
HFC The emission of hydrofluorocarbons by this source. No pfGreenhouseGasMassType
CO2e The emissions for this source expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents. No massMeasureType
CO2eIntensity Array of emission intensities for this emission source, each for the specified basis. No Array of  pfGreenhouseGasIntensityType
AllocatedProducts Array of emission allocations to products. No Array of  pfGreenhouseGasAllocationType

Examples

Example 1

{
  "name": "Excreta",
  "scope": "Scope1",
  "category": "Biogenic",
  "pool": "Soil",
  "cause": "Excreta",
  "CH4": {
    "massGas": {
      "measurement": 519.83,
      "units": "KGM"
    }
  },
  "N2O": {
    "massCO2e": {
      "measurement": 180082,
      "units": "KGM"
    },
    "massGas": {
      "measurement": 604.34,
      "units": "KGM"
    }
  },
  "CO2e": {
    "measurement": 193078,
    "units": "KGM"
  },
  "allocatedProducts": [
    {
      "product": "Milk Solids",
      "harmonisedCode": "04.01",
      "percentage": 80,
      "CO2e": {
        "measurement": 154462,
        "units": "KGM"
      }
    },
    {
      "product": "Cattle Liveweight",
      "harmonisedCode": "01.02",
      "percentage": 20,
      "CO2e": {
        "measurement": 38616,
        "units": "KGM"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example 2

{
  "name": "Spreading",
  "scope": "Scope3",
  "category": "Mechanical",
  "pool": "Contractors",
  "cause": "Spreading",
  "CO2e": {
    "measurement": 6021,
    "units": "KGM"
  }
}

Example 3

{
  "name": "PKE_bi_feed",
  "scope": "Scope3",
  "category": "Purchases",
  "pool": "Feeds",
  "cause": "Palm Kernel Expeller",
  "CO2e": {
    "measurement": 613413,
    "units": "KGM"
  }
}