Climatiq Data Sources in the CO₂-Footprinting Module

Modified on Mon, 2 Jun at 1:29 PM

Climatiq supplies the emission-factor engine that sits behind our calculations. The service pulls together thousands of factors from many respected organisations into one clean database. Below you will find three things:

  1. The public sources that come with every account

  2. The premium libraries that need an extra license

  3. How often Climatiq refreshes its data

1. Public sources that load automatically

The following collections are available in the module out of the box. They cover most Scope 1, 2, and 3 needs.

GroupTypical coverageMain geography*
BEIS / DEFRA (UK Government)Fuels, power, travel, wasteGlobal, United Kingdom
EPA (United States)Fuels, refrigeration, wasteUnited States
IPCCCore combustion factorsGlobal
EXIOBASESpend-based supply-chain factorsGlobal
Circular EcologyConstruction materials, energyGlobal
WRAPFood and drink supply chainsEurope
Market Economics LtdSpend-based factorsNew Zealand
OpenIO-CanadaInput-output supply chainCanada
MfENational factorsNew Zealand
AIB Residual MixMarket-based electricityEurope
GLECFreight and logisticsGlobal
Climate TRACESatellite facility factorsGlobal
ADEME (incl. Agribalyse)Energy, transport, foodFrance
GHG ProtocolCommon activity factorsGlobal
CBAM, SEFR, GEMIS, OEKOBAUDAT, NVE, DISER, EEI, DEWA, CT, EEA, Government of Canada, UBA, EPPO, HKEI, EMA, CLP Group, CO₂ Emissiefactoren, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, UNECE, STC-Nestra, PCAF, CCFSector or country specific factorsMultiple regions

*Where “Global” is shown, the source provides either average world values or a large multi-country spread.

2. Premium sources that need an extra license

LibraryWhy it costs extraTypical use
EcoinventCommercial life-cycle inventory with more than 40000 processesProduct carbon footprints, detailed supply chains
IEA ElectricityHigh-resolution electricity factors by country, year and production routeMarket- or location-based Scope 2 reporting

If you do not unlock these datasets the module will fall back to the best available public factors, for example BEIS or AIB for electricity.

3. Update cadence and version control

  • Climatiq issues regular releases, usually every month. Each release may add new factors, correct values, or enrich metadata.

  • Major drops are numbered. For instance, V21 pushed the total library beyond 190,000 factors.

  • When a source owner publishes an erratum or new year of data, Climatiq updates the entry and logs the change in its public changelog.

Our module always queries the latest published version. Every activity record stores the factor value, the source name, the year, and the Climatiq data version so that auditors can reproduce the result.

4. What this means for you

  • Wide coverage. The default list already spans fuel, power, travel, freight, agriculture, construction, and more.

  • Upgrade path. If you need deeper process detail or country-specific electricity, you can add Ecoinvent or IEA at any time without touching historical records.

  • Current data. Monthly updates keep your calculations in step with the newest scientific and government releases.

With Climatiq handling the heavy lifting on data sourcing and maintenance, you can focus on collecting good activity data and acting on the insights.

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