Climate Earth Inc.

Summary

Name of source	CEDA Factors for the United States
Provider	Climate Earth Inc.
Summary text	Input-Output Life Cycle Inventory for the U.S. covering 417 commodities
Contact	Carter Brooks, Carter@climateearth.com
Licensing	$250 / month
Language(s)	English
Website	http://climateearth.com/ subscriptions_to_data.shtml

Access – data formats and accessibility

File type	Excel (.xlsx)
Software needs	Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher

Contents – breadth and depth of datasets

Age	2002
Geography	United States
Original Data Source(s)	U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. National Emission Inventory, U.S. National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, U.S. Toxic Releases Inventory, U.S. Geological Survey, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Other Databases Included	n/a
Life cycle stages	Cradle-to-Gate
Modeling approach	Attributional
Emissions results	CEDA provides 2595 environmental flows, some of which have been characterized by TRACI into GWP, acidification, human health criteria, eutrophication, ozone depletion, eco-toxicity, and smog.
Number of datasets	417
Main topics	Energy carriers and technologies, Materials production, Systems, Transport services, Other Services, Wastes
Other topics

Data transparency – what metadata is provided for each dataset?

System boundaries	Yes
Data Types	Input-Output
Allocation Methods	Yes (economic allocation and system expansion)
Technology	Yes
Data year	Yes
Original source	Yes
Uncertainty	No

Quality – is information provided on data quality?

Data quality score	No
Quality assurance	Yes
Standards compliant	Multiple versions are available for standards compliance (i.e. machinery removed for PAS2050)