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Emission-factor source log

A factor log makes the evidence behind a numerical product inspectable.

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Record the actual source row

Enter the publisher, file URL or reference, dataset version and row identifier. A homepage name alone may not reproduce the factor used. The demonstration row is explicitly fictional and must not be presented as a real utility factor.

Keep numerator and denominator separate

Factor-log fields
FieldPurpose
Numerator and denominatorMass metric and activity unit
Geography and periodApplicability context
CoverageGases and stages
Version and rowReproducible source identity
StatusMeasured/source-derived/fictional/estimated distinction

Connect the factor with the activity record

Record which activity period and boundary it is used with. A valid source factor is not automatically valid for every period or reporting method. Leave an unresolved applicability question marked unresolved.

Use the CSV as a record

The file stores fields and does not validate a factor or calculate an inventory. Retain the actual source documentation and independently check any product you compute from it.

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