![]() ![]() While the exact portion of total global GHG that is attributable to products has yet to be quantified directly, this portion has been estimated based on enterprise-level carbon accounting to be upwards of 75% 8 or can be inferred from GHG by source: For example, 24% of global GHG arise from agriculture, forestry, or other land use, leaving 76% to industry, transport, and electricity & heat production 9 – all of which can be traced to specific products such as the manufacturing and transportation of goods (e.g., a T-shirt) or their energy consumption once in use (e.g., a computer or furnace in someone’s home). Most anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, henceforth GHG or simply “carbon”, are embedded in the life cycle of products we make and use – the cars we drive 1, clothes we wear 2, cloud-based data infrastructure we rely on 3 buildings we live in 4, 5 and the food we eat 6, 7. For another subset of 250 products, the Carbon Catalogue includes how the respective PCFs changed and why the changes occurred. For a subset of 421 products, the Carbon Catalogue further includes the PCF’s reported breakdown into two to nine separate stages of the product’s life cycle. The Carbon Catalogue provides each product with name and description, PCF (in kg CO 2e) and the respective LCA protocol/standard, product weight, as well as the name, industry, and country of incorporation of its manufacturer. Here, we present the greenhouse gas emissions and respective meta data for every product in this dataset. Using data reported to CDP, we have previously built a dataset of 866 PCFs, from 145 companies, 30 industry groups, and 28 countries, showing trends of how upstream and downstream emissions vary by industry and how life cycle assessment (LCA) appears to aid companies in achieving steeper carbon reductions through improvements throughout a product’s value chain. Product carbon footprints (PCFs) are playing an increasing role in decisions around sustainability for companies and consumers. ![]()
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