Part of Automated LCA

Early access

An emission factor for any ingredient or material.

Scope 3 emission factors by country of origin, with a confidence score on every estimate.

Emissions predictor: enter an ingredient or material and its origin to get an emission factor

How it works

  1. Tell us the ingredient or material and where it is from.

    Start typing, or begin from an example such as cocoa beans from Ghana or crude soybean oil from Brazil.

  2. We calculate it.

    The estimate uses published and openly licensed emission-factor data together with what drives emissions: the material type, the geography, the life-cycle stage and the physical emission drivers.

  3. Use the result to guide your next question.

    Start the supplier conversation with a consistent number, and see where asking for real data matters most.

When to use it

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Emissions predictor: questions people ask

What is an emission factor?

An emission factor is the amount of greenhouse gas released per kilo (or other unit) of an ingredient or material, for example kilos of CO2e per kilo of cocoa beans from Ghana. Multiply it by how much you buy and you get its emissions.

How does the Emissions predictor estimate a missing emission factor?

The Emissions predictor combines established life-cycle assessment methods with predictive modelling. Its models use published and openly licensed emission-factor data together with the material type, the geography, the life-cycle stage and the physical emission drivers. The result comes with a confidence score, and its sources and assumptions stay traceable.

How far can I trust an estimated emission factor?

Every estimate from the Emissions predictor comes with a confidence score and is labelled as an estimate, so you know how far to trust it. Use it to decide and to start the supplier conversation, and replace it with supplier data as soon as that arrives.

Can I buy the Emissions predictor on its own?

Not yet. The Emissions predictor is included in Automated LCA, so you get it with your early access. Automated LCA builds the complete life cycle assessment (LCA), stage by stage, aligned with ISO 14040/14044, and the Emissions predictor estimates a missing emission factor.

Read the white paper

By Dr Johnson Lau, with Dr Orla Williams, University of Nottingham

From one-off LCA to decision-ready environmental data

How automation can make life-cycle assessment easier to scale, update and use without compromising scientific rigour.

Download PDF 17 min read · 13 pages · All white papers

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