Localization Based Carbon Inventory
The following shows the carbon inventory results of our ECO-CM Database (localization-based) Version 1.1, calculated using the localization method described in the Methodology.
Materials |
Embodied Carbon Coefficients | ||||
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Embodied Carbon in ICE (kg CO2-e / kg) (Cradle-to-Gate) |
Localized Embodied Carbon for HK (kg CO2-e / kg) (Cradle-to-Gate) |
Localized Embodied Carbon for HK (kg CO2-e / kg) (Cradle-to-Site) |
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Aluminium |
General Aluminium |
9.160 |
8.886 |
9.192
|
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Cast Products |
9.220 |
8.633 |
8.664
|
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Rolled |
9.180 |
8.489 |
8.514 |
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Cement (CEM I) |
0.950 |
0.906 |
1.331 |
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Ceramics |
General ceramics |
0.700 |
1.026 ** |
1.130 ** |
|
Tiles and cladding |
0.780 |
1.270 ** |
1.318 ** |
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Clay (including Bricks) |
General simple baked clay products |
0.240 |
0.213 ** |
0.305 ** |
|
Tile |
0.480 |
0.574 ** |
0.599 ** |
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General Clay Bricks |
0.240 |
0.265 ** |
0.290 ** |
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Glass |
Primary Glass |
0.910 |
1.095 |
1.209 |
|
Toughened Glass |
1.350 |
1.984 |
2.183 |
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Secondary Glass |
0.590 |
0.990 |
1.101 |
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| Lead | General Lead (61% recy.) | 1.670 |
2.384 |
2.561 |
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| Virgin Lead | 3.370 |
3.892 |
4.201 |
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| Lime |
|
0.523 ** |
0.548 ** |
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| Stone | 0.079 |
0.113 |
0.483 |
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| Timber | Hardboard |
|
1.782 |
1.873 |
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| Plywood |
|
1.932 |
1.969 |
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| Steel | Steel, General - World Avg 39% Recycl. Content | 1.950 |
1.900 ** |
1.996 ** |
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| Steel, Section - World Avg 39% Recycl. Content | 2.030 |
1.988 ** |
2.037 ** |
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* Disclaimer: The above table is the preliminary result of this study and only for academic purposes at this stage. If you plan to use the table for commercial purposes and/or want to know more details about the methodology before use, please contact us. ** Chemical process emission was not included. |
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Updated on Mar 18, 2013