| Summary | ||
| Name of source | Australian National Greenhouse Factors | |
| Provider | Australian Government. Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency | |
| Summary text | Conversion factors designed for use by companies and individuals to estimate greenhouse gas emissions for their own purposes, voluntary action and for reference. | |
| Contact | [email protected] | |
| Licensing | Free | |
| Language(s) | English | |
| Website | http://www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/greenhouse-gas-measurement/publications | |
| Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
| File type | HTML (web) access to RTF or PDF file | |
| Software needs | Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader | |
| Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
| Age | 1990-2010 | |
| Geography | Australia, Global | |
| Original Data Source(s) | National statistics | |
| Other Databases Included | None | |
| Life cycle stages | Cradle-to-Grave | |
| Modeling approach | N/A | |
| Emissions results | Total CO2e, separate GHGs, separate scopes, direct and indirect emissions | |
| Number of datasets | Ca. 300 | |
| Main topics | Energy carriers and technologies; Agricultural production means; Materials production; End-of-life treatment | |
| Other topics | ||
| Data transparency – what meta data is provided for each dataset? | ||
| System boundaries | Yes | |
| Data Types | Process, other | |
| Allocation Methods | Yes | |
| Technology | Yes | |
| Data year | Yes | |
| Original source | Yes | |
| Uncertainty | No | |
| Quality – is information provided on data quality? | ||
| Data quality score | No | |
| Quality assurance | Yes | |
| Standards compliant | GHG Protocol | |
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