Appendix I: activity-based models
TICCS subclass | Sector name | Model for each emission scope | Emission Factor (EF) | CF/CoF | Note [Ref] | ||
Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 | |||||
Model 1: Power Production (IC10 and IC70) | |||||||
IC10 | Power Generation x-Renewables | ABMs using fuel type and electricity generation or power capacity | Negligible | Negligible | Varies by type of fuel | Varies by type of fuel and country | EFs for various resources [1], EF for heat and power [3], 2021 CFs for the US [2; 4], 2021 heat and power load factors in the UK [18] |
IC70 | Renewable Power | Negligible except for Biomass (IC704010) | Negligible | Negligible | (Close to) zero | Varies by type of technology | EFs for various resources [1], 2021 CFs for the US [2; 4], EU reporting guidelines [5] |
Model 2: Water and Water Treatment (IC20) | |||||||
IC2010 | Waste Treatment | ABM using waste mass | NA or negligible | NA or negligible | Based on reported example | NA | EF for waste management in China [6] |
IC2020 | Water Supply and Treatment | ABM using water mass or negligible | ABM using water mass | ABM using water volume or negligible | Based on volume or mass of (waste)water | NA | EF for wastewater treatment in China [7], S3: [8], carbon footprint of water reuse [9] |
IC2030 | Wastewater Treatment | ||||||
Model 3: Social Infrastructure (IC30) | |||||||
IC30 | Social Infrastructure | ABMs using area size, location, and electricity consumption | NA | Depends on countries and years | Depends on scopes, TICCS subclasses, + countries | Energy/ electricity use of commercial [10], residential [11, 13], and domestic [12] buildings, buildings in Malaysia [14] and Chile [15] | |
Model 4: Pipelines (IC4010) | |||||||
IC4010 | Natural Resources Transportation | ABM using pipeline length or NA | Negligible | ABMs using capacity or volume or NA | Depends on the scope and the nature of input data | NA | S3: [8], pipeline GHG assessment [16] |
Model 5: LNG and Oil (IC4020) | |||||||
IC4020 | Energy Resource Processing | ABMs using throughput mass | Negligible | ABMs using throughput volume | Depends on the TICCS subclass and scopes | NA | S3: [8], emission intensity of LNG plant [17] |
Model 6: Storage (IC4030) | |||||||
IC403010 | Gas Storage | ABM using storage volume | NA | ABM using storage volume | Depends on scopes | NA | S3: [8], emission intensity of LNG plant [17] |
Model 8: Airports | |||||||
IC601010 | Airports | Regression-based model | ABM using air traffic data | Emissions per amount of fuel burnt | Depends on type of aircraft, based on fuel table | Carbon footprints of airports [19] | |
Note: While we provide predictions or reported emissions for all listed asset subclasses, we do not have predictions for all assets due to missing data points. If the model is listed as “negligible,” the respective CO2 emissions are close to zero; if models are listed as “NA,” we did not build a model. References indicate some of the literature reviewed during the research, model design, and validation of predictions. |
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