| Summary | ||
| Name of source | Bilan CarboneTM | |
| Provider | Agence d l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie (ADEME) | |
| Summary text | Emissions factors and their calculation to allow GHG reporting under the Bilan CarboneTM Method | |
| Contact | None | |
| Licensing | Access to emissions factors is public, using the Bilan Carbone method to calculate emissions requires a licence. | |
| Language(s) | French, English | |
| Website | www2.ademe.fr/servlet/KBaseShow?sort=-1&cid=23674&m=3&catid=23692 | |
| Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
| File type | HTML (web) access to pdf file | |
| Software needs | Adobe Reader | |
| Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
| Age | 2001-2006 | |
| Geography | France, Europe | |
| Original Data Source(s) | The Bilan CarboneTM Method was developed for ADEME by Jean-Marc Jancovici, from the Manicore Consulting Firm. The development of the “Authorities” Version is supported by the Groupe Caisse d’Epargne. Both individual industry experts and bibliographical sources have been used for the development of the emissions factors. CITEPA GHG emission inventories |
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| Other Databases Included | Boustead Model | |
| Life cycle stages | All life cycle stages | |
| Modeling approach | ||
| Emissions results | GWP, separate GHGs for some data points | |
| Number of datasets | Ca. 200 | |
| Main topics | Energy Carriers and Technologies; Transport Services; Materials Production | |
| Other topics | Systems; End-of-Life Treatment; Wastes | |
| Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset? | ||
| System boundaries | Yes | |
| Data Types | Process, hybrid | |
| Allocation Methods | Yes | |
| Technology | Yes | |
| Data year | Yes | |
| Original source | Yes | |
| Uncertainty | Yes | |
| Quality – is information provided on data quality? | ||
| Data quality score | No | |
| Quality assurance | No | |
| Standards compliant | ISO 14064; GHG Protocol; Directive No.2003/87/CE | |
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