Encompass™
| Summary | ||
| Name of source | Encompass™ | |
| Provider | Internat Energy Solutions Canada | |
| Summary text | Encompass™ is an industry-leading, greenhouse gas accounting and risk management tool that combines international carbon expertise and extensive research databases, making Encompass™ a natural choice for definitive, powerful and flexible greenhouse gas accounting and risk management. |
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| Contact | Livio Nichilo | |
| Licensing | Access to emissions factors and its sources is available to those who have completed the training. | |
| Language(s) | English | |
| Website | http://internatenergy.com/index.php/ en/encompass.html |
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| Access – data formats and accessibility | ||
| File type | .xlsm – Macro Enabled Excel Workbook | |
| Software needs | Microsoft Excel 2003 or higher | |
| Contents – breadth and depth of datasets | ||
| Age | 3 years (2009) | |
| Geography | Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Original Data Source(s) | Bilan Carbone® from France as well as Canadian industrial research and statistics | |
| Other Databases Included | Various | |
| Life cycle stages | All | |
| Modeling approach | Various | |
| Emissions results | Total CO2e, separate scopes, separate GHGs | |
| Number of datasets | Approximately 250 | |
| Main topics | Electricity use, fossil fuel combustion, Transportation – Air, vehicle, public transit, marine, Freight, Waste, Water, Material goods, Tertiary services, Property | |
| Other topics | ||
| 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 | |