616Recently, the Carbonstop carbon emission factor database has been recognized and recommended by Dr. Zhang Chengyi, a researcher at the National Climate Center of the China Meteorological Administration and a member of the IPCC Emission Factor Database Editorial Committee. Dr. Zhang Chengyi will serve as an advisory expert for the Carbonstop carbon emission factor database, providing guidance for its optimization, upgrades, and subsequent development.
Dr. Zhang Chengyi, a scientist from the National Climate Center of the China Meteorological Administration, stated:
"Each specific emission factor carries corresponding scientific information, directly representing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions or removals generated by specific human activities, with characteristics of easy to find, convenient to use, and comparable. Therefore, utilizing emission factors makes it possible to calculate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions or removals caused by human activities and brings great convenience.
Establishing an emission factor database is a necessary means to widely apply emission factors in the calculation of carbon emissions or removal practices for various economic entities such as enterprises, institutions, government agencies, and individuals or groups, and also an important foundation for fully leveraging the extensive use of emission factors in social life."
This recognition follows that from Zhang Lei of Hillhouse Capital, the China National Institute of Standardization, and the internationally renowned LCA database Ecoinvent, marking another significant endorsement for the Carbonstop carbon emission factor database within the industry.
In the digital era, the importance of big data goes without saying, it could be said that 'those who have the data rule the world.' In the context of carbon neutrality, the value of low-carbon data is even more prominent.
Governments rely on rich carbon data to set scientific emission reduction targets and implement path planning; enterprises use industry and their own historical data for benchmarking, achieving the lowest cost carbon management and emission reduction; consumers make informed decisions to purchase low-carbon products through sufficient product carbon footprint information.
As the pioneer of carbon management in China, Carbonstop understands the importance of databases well. Since its establishment in 2011, Carbonstop has built the world's largest carbon emission factor database by legally collecting public data from various countries' databases, interacting with internationally renowned LCA databases, and conducting data measurements through thousands of projects, with the latest number of emission factors exceeding 160,000.
Three highlights of the Carbonstop carbon emission factor database:
- First, large quantity and comprehensive information: Stably occupying the throne of "the world's largest carbon emission factor database" with nearly 160,000 carbon emission factor data. Through Carbon Cloud, users can see all kinds of information related to emission factors: applicable industries, publication years, publishing institutions, publishing countries/organizations, sources, etc., all clearly presented.
- Second, wide coverage of countries and industries: It includes public data from the databases of more than 200 countries and regions; it covers not only China's eight key industries involving carbon emissions—electricity, aviation, construction materials, steel, petrochemicals, chemicals, non-ferrous metals, papermaking—but also other industries such as manufacturing and services.
- Third, clear classification and precise traceability: It covers greenhouse gas emissions throughout the entire lifecycle of products, encompassing emission data from stages such as raw material acquisition, production and manufacturing, product distribution, product use, waste disposal, etc. Each emission factor is equipped with a description of the applicable scenario and uncertainty analysis to facilitate user application in specific accounting scenarios.
Furthermore, to address the domestic shortage of LCA data and the difficulty enterprises face in 'selecting factors,' Carbonstop is co-building a Chinese indigenous carbon emission factor database with the China National Institute of Standardization, dedicated to establishing an indispensable data foundation for the low-carbon transformation and upgrading of domestic enterprises.
Hard work makes us appreciate the value of time, and we strive forward without needing to be spurred on. In the future, Carbonstop will stand as a gateway enterprise for China's carbon neutrality, empowering companies with data and technological innovation to accelerate green and low-carbon transitions, assisting in the realization of the 'dual carbon' goals, and unfolding a historical scroll of sustainable social development in our relentless progress.
