Factor record · coal-electricity-generation-home-produced-coal-only-tonnes-scope-1-defra-2025last verified 2025-06-10 · DESNZ
2221.7467
kgCO2e / tonnes
Historical vintage · Current: DEFRA 2026Coal (electricity generation - home produced coal only)
Fuels
DEFRA 2025Scope 1activity based
Vintage
Select unit
GHG Breakdown
CO₂
2209.8700
kgCO2e/tonnes
CH₄
0.6720
kgCO2e/tonnes
N₂O
11.2047
kgCO2e/tonnes
Record
- Identifier
- FTrC3qnkR7xP
- Activity
- Coal (electricity generation - home produced coal only)
- Category
- fuels
- Sub-category
- Solid fuels
- Region
- GBR · United Kingdom
- Value
- 2221.7467 kgCO2e/tonnes
- Scope
- Scope 1
- Methodology
- activity based
- GWP
- AR5 / GWP100
- Vintage year
- 2025
- Published
- 2025
- Source reference
- Factors by Category sheet, ID 1_102_1030_15_1
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Verified
- 2025-06-10 · DESNZ
Citation
DEFRA 2025, Coal (electricity generation - home produced coal only), Factors by Category sheet, ID 1_102_1030_15_1
When to use
Use this factor for Scope 1 emissions from stationary combustion, where your organization directly burns fuel at facilities you own or control. This includes boilers, furnaces, generators, and other fixed equipment at your premises.
Methodology
Derived from direct physical activity measurements (litres, kilometres, kilograms). The most accurate approach where activity data exists.
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