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Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories

Last Modified: 9 March 2018

Red text indicates an update from the 2015 version of this document.

Typically, greenhouse gas emissions are reported in units of carbon dioxide equivalent (C02e). Gases are converted to C02e by multiplying by their global warming potential (GWP). The emission factors listed in this document

Gas

100-Year GWP

ch4

25

n2o

298

Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Fourth Assessment

Table 1

Stationary Combustion

Fuel Type

Heat Content (HHV)

C02 Factor

CH4 Factor

N20 Factor

C02 Factor

CH4 Factor

N20 Factor



mmBtu per short ton

kg C02 per mmBtu

g CH4 per mmBtu

g N20 per mmBtu

kg C02 per short
ton

g CH4 per short
ton

g N20 per short
ton

Coal and Coke



Anthracite Coal

25.09

103.69

11

1.6

2,602

276

40

Bituminous Coal

24.93

93.28

11

1.6

2,325

274

40

Sub-bituminous Coal

17.25

97.17

11

1.6

1,676

190

28

Lignite Coal

14.21

97.72

11

1.6

1,389

156

23

Mixed (Commercial Sector)

21.39

94.27

11

1.6

2,016

235

34

Mixed (Electric Power Sector)

19.73

95.52

11

1.6

1,885

217

32

Mixed (Industrial Coking)

26.28

93.90

11

1.6

2,468

289

42

Mixed (Industrial Sector)

22.35

94.67

11

1.6

2,116

246

36

Coal Coke

24.80

113.67

11

1.6

2,819

273

40

Other Fuels - Solid



Municipal Solid Waste

9.95

90.70

32

4.2

902

318

42

Petroleum Coke (Solid)

30.00

102.41

32

4.2

3,072

960

126

Plastics

38.00

75.00

32

4.2

2,850

1,216

160

Tires

28.00

85.97

32

4.2

2,407

896

118

Biomass Fuels - Solid



Agricultural Byproducts

8.25

118.17

32

4.2

975

264

35

Peat

8.00

111.84

32

4.2

895

256

34

Solid Byproducts

10.39

105.51

32

4.2

1,096

332

44

Wood and Wood Residuals

17.48

93.80

7.2

3.6

1,640

126

63



mmBtu per scf

kg C02 per mmBtu

g CH4 per mmBtu

g N20 per mmBtu

kg C02 per scf

g CH4 per scf

g N20 per scf

Natural Gas



Natural Gas

0.001026 53.06 1.0 0.10

0.05444

0.00103

0.00010

Other Fuels - Gaseous



Blast Furnace Gas

0.000092

274.32

0.022

0.10

0.02524

0.000002

0.000009

Coke Oven Gas

0.000599

46.85

0.48

0.10

0.02806

0.000288

0.000060

Fuel Gas

0.001388

59.00

3.0

0.60

0.08189

0.004164

0.000833

Propane Gas

0.002516

61.46

3.0

0.60

0.15463

0.007548

0.001510

Biomass Fuels - Gaseous



Landfill Gas

0.000485

52.07

3.2

0.63

0.025254

0.001552

0.000306

Other Biomass Gases

0.000655

52.07

3.2

0.63

0.034106

0.002096

0.000413



mmBtu per gallon

kg C02 per mmBtu

g CH4 per mmBtu

g N20 per mmBtu

kg C02 per gallon

g CH4 per gallon

g N20 per gallon

Petroleum Products



Asphalt and Road Oil

0.158

75.36

3.0

0.60

11.91

0.47

0.09

Aviation Gasoline

0.120

69.25

3.0

0.60

8.31

0.36

0.07

Butane

0.103

64.77

3.0

0.60

6.67

0.31

0.06

Butylene

0.105

68.72

3.0

0.60

7.22

0.32

0.06

Crude Oil

0.138

74.54

3.0

0.60

10.29

0.41

0.08

Distillate Fuel Oil No. 1

0.139

73.25

3.0

0.60

10.18

0.42

0.08

Distillate Fuel Oil No. 2

0.138

73.96

3.0

0.60

10.21

0.41

0.08

Distillate Fuel Oil No. 4

0.146

75.04

3.0

0.60

10.96

0.44

0.09

Ethane

0.068

59.60

3.0

0.60

4.05

0.20

0.04

Ethylene

0.058

65.96

3.0

0.60

3.83

0.17

0.03

Heavy Gas Oils

0.148

74.92

3.0

0.60

11.09

0.44

0.09

Isobutane

0.099

64.94

3.0

0.60

6.43

0.30

0.06

Isobutylene

0.103

68.86

3.0

0.60

7.09

0.31

0.06

Kerosene

0.135

75.20

3.0

0.60

10.15

0.41

0.08

Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel

0.135

72.22

3.0

0.60

9.75

0.41

0.08

Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)

0.092

61.71

3.0

0.60

5.68

0.28

0.06

Lubricants

0.144

74.27

3.0

0.60

10.69

0.43

0.09

Motor Gasoline

0.125

70.22

3.0

0.60

8.78

0.38

0.08

Naphtha (<401 deg F)

0.125

68.02

3.0

0.60

8.50

0.38

0.08

Natural Gasoline

0.110

66.88

3.0

0.60

7.36

0.33

0.07

Other Oil (>401 deg F)

0.139

76.22

3.0

0.60

10.59

0.42

0.08

Pentanes Plus

0.110

70.02

3.0

0.60

7.70

0.33

0.07

Petrochemical Feedstocks

0.125

71.02

3.0

0.60

8.88

0.38

0.08

Petroleum Coke

0.143

102.41

3.0

0.60

14.64

0.43

0.09

Propane

0.091

62.87

3.0

0.60

5.72

0.27

0.05

Propylene

0.091

67.77

3.0

0.60

6.17

0.27

0.05

Residual Fuel Oil No. 5

0.140

72.93

3.0

0.60

10.21

0.42

0.08

Residual Fuel Oil No. 6

0.150

75.10

3.0

0.60

11.27

0.45

0.09

Special Naphtha

0.125

72.34

3.0

0.60

9.04

0.38

0.08

Unfinished Oils

0.139

74.54

3.0

0.60

10.36

0.42

0.08

Used Oil

0.138

74.00

3.0

0.60

10.21

0.41

0.08

Biomass Fuels - Liquid



Biodiesel (100%)

0.128

73.84

1.1

0.11

9.45

0.14

0.01

Ethanol (100%)

0.084

68.44

1.1

0.11

5.75

0.09

0.01

Rendered Animal Fat

0.125

71.06

1.1

0.11

8.88

0.14

0.01

Vegetable Oil

0.120

81.55

1.1

0.11

9.79

0.13

0.01

Biomass Fuels -
Kraft Pulping Liquor, by Wood Furnish







North American Softwood



94.4

1.9

0.42



North American Hardwood

93.7

1.9

0.42

Bagasse

95.5

1.9

0.42

Bamboo

93.7

1.9

0.42

Straw

95.1

1.9

0.42

Source:

Federal Register EPA; 40 CFR Part 98; e-CFR, June 13, 2017 (see link below). Table C-1, Table C-2,
https://www.ecfr. qov/cqi-bin/text-idx?SID=ae265d7d6f98ec86fcd8640b9793a3f6&mc=true&node=pt40

Table AA-1.

.23.98&rqn=div5#ap40.23.98 19.1

Note: Emission factors are per unit of heat content using higher heating values (HHV). If heat content is available from the fuel supplier, it is preferable to use that value. If not, default heat contents are provided.


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Table 2

Mobile Combustion CO?

Fuel Type

kg C02 per unit

Unit

Aviation Gasoline

8.31

gallon

Biodiesel (100%)

9.45

gallon

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

0.05444

scf

Diesel Fuel

10.21

gallon

Ethanol (100%)

5.75

gallon

Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel

9.75

gallon

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

4.50

gallon

Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)

5.68

gallon

Motor Gasoline

8.78

gallon

Residual Fuel Oil

11.27

gallon

Source:

Federal Register EPA; 40 CFR Part 98; e-CFR, June 13, 2017 (see link below). Table C-1, Table C-2, Table AA-1.
https://www.ecfr.qov/cqi-bin/text-idx?SID=ae265d7d6f98ec86fcd8640b9793a3f6&mc=true&node=pt40.23.98&rqn=div5#ap40.23.98 19.1

LNG: The factor was developed based on the C02 factor for Natural Gas factor and LNG fuel density from GREET1_2017.xlsx Model, Argonne National Laboratory. This represents a methodology change from previous versions.

Table 3

Mobile Combustion CH4 and N20 for On-Road Gasoline Vehicles

Vehicle Type

Year

CH4 Factor
(g / mile)

N20 Factor
(g / mile)

Gasoline Passenger Cars

1973-74

0.1696

0.0197



1975

0.1423

0.0443



1976-77

0.1406

0.0458



1978-79

0.1389

0.0473



1980

0.1326

0.0499



1981

0.0802

0.0626



1982

0.0795

0.0627



1983

0.0782

0.0630



1984-93

0.0704

0.0647



1994

0.0531

0.0560



1995

0.0358

0.0473



1996

0.0272

0.0426



1997

0.0268

0.0422



1998

0.0241

0.0379



1999

0.0216

0.0337



2000

0.0178

0.0273



2001

0.0110

0.0158



2002

0.0107

0.0153



2003

0.0115

0.0133



2004

0.0157

0.0063



2005

0.0164

0.0051



2006

0.0161

0.0057



2007

0.0170

0.0041



2008

0.0172

0.0038



2009-present

0.0173

0.0036

Gasoline Light-Duty Trucks

1973-74

0.1908

0.0218

(Vans, Pickup Trucks, SUVs)

1975

0.1634

0.0513



1976

0.1594

0.0555



1977-78

0.1614

0.0534



1979-80

0.1594

0.0555



1981

0.1479

0.0660



1982

0.1442

0.0681



1983

0.1368

0.0722



1984

0.1294

0.0764



1985

0.1220

0.0806



1986

0.1146

0.0848



1987-93

0.0813

0.1035



1994

0.0646

0.0982



1995

0.0517

0.0908



1996

0.0452

0.0871



1997

0.0452

0.0871



1998

0.0412

0.0778



1999

0.0333

0.0593



2000

0.0340

0.0607



2001

0.0221

0.0328



2002

0.0242

0.0378



2003

0.0225

0.0330



2004

0.0162

0.0098



2005

0.0160

0.0081



2006

0.0159

0.0088



2007

0.0161

0.0079



2008-present

0.0163

0.0066

Gasoline Heavy-Duty Vehicles

<1981

0.4604

0.0497



1982-84

0.4492

0.0538



1985-86

0.4090

0.0515



1987

0.3675

0.0849



1988-1989

0.3492

0.0933



1990-1995

0.3246

0.1142



1996

0.1278

0.1680



1997

0.0924

0.1726



1998

0.0655

0.1750



1999

0.0648

0.1721



2000

0.0630

0.1650



2001

0.0578

0.1435



2002

0.0634

0.1664



2003

0.0603

0.1534



2004

0.0323

0.0195



2005

0.0329

0.0162



2006

0.0318

0.0227



2007

0.0333

0.0134



2008-present

0.0333

0.0134

Gasoline Motorcycles

1960-1995

0.0899

0.0087

1996-present

0.0672

0.0069

Source: EPA (2017) Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2015. All values are calculated from Tables A-104 through A-110.

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Table 4

Mobile Combustion CH4 and N20 for On-Road Diesel and Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Vehicle Type

Vehicle Year

CH4 Factor
(g / mile)

N20 Factor
(g / mile)

Diesel Passenger Cars

1960-1982

0.0006

0.0012

1983-1995

0.0005

0.0010

1996-present

0.0005

0.0010

Diesel Light-Duty Trucks

1960-1982

0.0011

0.0017

1983-1995

0.0009

0.0014

1996-present

0.0010

0.0015

Diesel Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

1960-present

0.0051

0.0048

CNG Light-Duty Vehicles



0.737

0.050

CNG Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles



1.966

0.175

CNG Buses



1.966

0.175

LPG Light-Duty Vehicles



0.037

0.067

LPG Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles



0.066

0.175

LNG Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles



1.966

0.175

Ethanol Light-Duty Vehicles



0.055

0.067

Ethanol Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles



0.197

0.175

Ethanol Buses



0.197

0.175

Biodiesel Light-Duty Vehicles



0.0005

0.001

Biodiesel Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles



0.005

0.005

Biodiesel Buses



0.005

0.005

Source: EPA (2017) Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2015. All values are calculated from Tables A-104 through A-110.

Table 5

Mobile Combustion Cl-L and N,0 for Non-Road Vehicles

Vehicle Type

CH4 Factor
(g / gallon)

N20 Factor
(g / gallon)

Residual Fuel Oil Ships and Boats

0.11

0.57

Gasoline Ships and Boats

0.64

0.22

Diesel Ships and Boats

0.06

0.45

Diesel Locomotives

0.80

0.26

Gasoline Agricultural Equip.

1.26

0.22

Diesel Agricultural Equip.

1.44

0.26

Gasoline Construction Equip.

0.50

0.22

Diesel Construction Equip.

0.57

0.26

Jet Fuel Aircraft

0.00

0.30

Aviation Gasoline Aircraft

7.06

0.11

Other Gasoline Non-Road Vehicles

0.50

0.22

Other Diesel Non-Road Vehicles

0.57

0.26

LPG Non-Road Vehicles

0.50

0.22

Biodiesel Non-Road Vehicles

0.57

0.26

Source: EPA (2017) Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2015. All values are calculated from Table A-110.
Note: LPG non-road vehicles assumed equal to other gasoline sources. Biodiesel vehicles assumed equal to other diesel sources.

Table 6

Electricity



Total Output Emission Factors

Non-Baseload Emission Factors

eGRID Subregion

C02 Factor

CH4 Factor

N20 Factor

C02 Factor

CH4 Factor

N20 Factor



(Ib/MWh)

(Ib/MWh)

(Ib/MWh)

(Ib/MWh)

(lb / MWh)

(Ib/MWh)

AKGD (ASCC Alaska Grid)

1,072.3

0.077

0.011

1,367.8

0.110

0.016

AKMS (ASCC Miscellaneous)

503.1

0.023

0.004

1,533.8

0.068

0.012

AZNM (WECC Southwest)

1,043.6

0.079

0.012

1,384.8

0.097

0.014

CAMX (WECC California)

527.9

0.033

0.004

942.9

0.045

0.006

ERCT (ERCOT All)

1,009.2

0.076

0.011

1,402.8

0.108

0.015

FRCC (FRCC All)

1,011.7

0.075

0.010

1,188.5

0.078

0.011

HIMS (HICC Miscellaneous)

1,152.0

0.095

0.015

1,530.0

0.147

0.023

HIOA (HICC Oahu)

1,662.9

0.181

0.028

1,637.5

0.153

0.024

MROE (MRO East)

1,668.2

0.156

0.026

1,740.1

0.156

0.025

MROW (MRO West)

1,238.8

0.115

0.020

1,822.0

0.154

0.029

NEWE (NPCC New England)

558.2

0.090

0.012

975.1

0.086

0.011

NWPP (WECC Northwest)

651.2

0.061

0.009

1,524.9

0.124

0.020

NYCW (NPCC NYC/Westchester)

635.8

0.022

0.003

1,061.7

0.022

0.002

NYLI (NPCC Long Island)

1,178.3

0.126

0.016

1,338.8

0.036

0.004

NYUP (NPCC Upstate NY)

294.7

0.021

0.003

1,018.2

0.061

0.008

RFCE (RFC East)

758.2

0.050

0.009

1,434.4

0.079

0.017

RFCM (RFC Michigan)

1,272.0

0.067

0.018

1,806.1

0.101

0.025

RFCW (RFC West)

1,243.4

0.108

0.019

1,934.4

0.172

0.029

RMPA (WECC Rockies)

1,367.8

0.137

0.020

1,688.3

0.147

0.021

SPNO (SPP North)

1,412.4

0.149

0.022

1,990.8

0.202

0.029

SPSO (SPP South)

1,248.3

0.095

0.015

1,662.5

0.121

0.019

SRMV (SERC Mississippi Valley)

838.9

0.050

0.007

1,186.0

0.071

0.010

SRMW (SERC Midwest)

1,612.6

0.082

0.026

1,955.2

0.084

0.031

SRSO (SERC South)

1,089.4

0.087

0.013

1,453.5

0.115

0.017

SRTV (SERC Tennessee Valley)

1,185.4

0.093

0.017

1,757.4

0.135

0.025

SRVC (SERC Virginia/Carolina)

805.3

0.067

0.011

1,422.2

0.111

0.019

US Average

998.4

0.080

0.013

1,501.0

0.111

0.018

Source: EPA eGRID2016, February 2018

Note: Total output emission factors can be used as default factors for estimating GHG emissions from electricity use when developing a carbon footprint or emissions inventory. Annual non-baseload
output emission factors should not be used for those purposes, but can be used to estimate GHG emissions reductions from reductions in electricity use.

Map of eGRID Subregions

NEWE

MROE

NWPP

NYUP

MROWJ

RFCM

-NYU
IYCW

RFCW

RMPA

camx

SPNO

SRMW

SRTV

SRVC

SRMV

AZNM

AKMS



HIOA Os.

USEPA, eGRID: Februaty 2018

Crosshatching indicates that an area falls within overlapping
eGRID subregions due to the presence of multiple electric
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Table 7 Steam and Heat



C02 Factor
(kg / mmBtu)

CH4 Factor
(g / mmBtu)

N20 Factor
(g / mmBtu)

Steam and Heat

66.33

1.250

0.125

Note: Emission factors are per mmBtu of steam or heat purchased. These factors assume natural gas fuel is used to generate steam or heat at 80 percent thermal efficiency.

Table 8

Business Travel and Employee Commuting

Vehicle Type

C02 Factor
(kg / unit)

CH4 Factor
(g / unit)

N20 Factor
(g / unit)

Units

Passenger CarA

0.343

0.019

0.011

vehicle-mile

Light-Duty Truck B

0.472

0.019

0.018

vehicle-mile

Motorcycle

0.189

0.070

0.007

vehicle-mile

Intercity Rail (i.e. Amtrak)c

0.140

0.0087

0.0031

passenger-mile

Commuter RailD

0.161

0.0081

0.0032

passenger-mile

Transit Rail (i.e. Subway, Tram)E

0.119

0.0025

0.0017

passenger-mile

Bus

0.056

0.0013

0.0009

passenger-mile

Air Travel - Short Haul (< 300 miles)

0.225

0.0039

0.0072

passenger-mile

Air Travel - Medium Haul (>= 300 miles,
< 2300 miles)

0.136

0.0006

0.0043

passenger-mile

Air Travel - Long Haul (>= 2300 miles)

0.166

0.0006

0.0053

passenger-mile

Source:

C02, CH4, and N20 emissions data for highway vehicles are from Table 2-13 of the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2015. Vehicle-miles and passenger-miles data for highway vehicles are from Table VM-1 of the Federal
Highway Administration Highway Statistics 2015.

Fuel consumption data and passenger-miles data for rail are from Tables A.14 to A.16 and 9.10 to 9.12 of the Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 35. Fuel consumption was converted to emissions by using fuel and electricity emission factors presented
in the tables above.

Air Travel factors from 2017 Guidelines to Defra / DECC's GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting. Version 1.0 August 2017.

Notes:

A Passenger car: includes passenger cars, minivans, SUVs, and small pickup trucks (vehicles with wheelbase less than 121 inches).

B Light-duty truck: includes full-size pickup trucks, full-size vans, and extended-length SUVs (vehicles with wheelbase greater than 121 inches).

' Intercity rail: long-distance rail between major cities, such as Amtrak

' Commuter rail: rail service between a central city and adjacent suburbs (also called regional rail or suburban rail)

Transit rail: rail typically within an urban center, such as subways, elevated railways, metropolitan railways (metro), streetcars, trolley cars, and tramways.

Table 9

Upstream Transportation and Distribution and Downstream Transportation and Distribution

Vehicle Type

C02 Factor
(kg / unit)

CH4 Factor
(g / unit)

N20 Factor
(g / unit)

Units

Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck

1.467

0.014

0.010

vehicle-mile

Passenger CarA

0.343

0.019

0.011

vehicle-mile

Light-Duty Truck B

0.472

0.019

0.018

vehicle-mile

Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck0

0.202

0.0020

0.0015

ton-mile

Rail

0.023

0.0018

0.0006

ton-mile

Waterborne Craft

0.059

0.0005

0.0040

ton-mile

Aircraft

1.308

0.0000

0.0402

ton-mile

Source:

C02, CH4, and N20 emissions data for road vehicles are from Table 2-13 of the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2015 (April 15, 2017). Vehicle-miles and passenger-miles data for road vehicles are from Table VM-1 of the Federal Highway
Administration Highway Statistics 2015.

C02e emissions data for non-road vehicles are based on Table A-117 of the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2015, which are distributed into C02, CH4, and N20 emissions based on fuel/vehicle emission factors. Freight ton-mile data for non-
road vehicles are from Table 1-50 of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics for 2015 (Data based on 2014).

Notes:

Vehicle-mile factors are appropriate to use when the entire vehicle is dedicated to transporting the reporting organization's product. Ton-mile factors are appropriate when the vehicle is shared with products from other organizations.

A Passenger car: includes passenger cars, minivans, SUVs, and small pickup trucks (vehicles with wheelbase less than 121 inches).

B Light-duty truck: includes full-size pickup trucks, full-size vans, and extended-length SUVs (vehicles with wheelbase greater than 121 inches).
c Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck: updates due to a methodology change.

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Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Last Modified: 9 March 2018

Table 10a Global Warming Potentials (GWPs)

Gas

100-Year GWP

co2

1

ch4

25

n2o

298

HFC-23

14,800

HFC-32

675

HFC-41

92

HFC-125

3,500

HFC-134

1,100

HFC-134a

1,430

HFC-143

353

HFC-143a

4,470

HFC-152

53

HFC-152a

124

HFC-161

12

HFC-227ea

3,220

HFC-236cb

1,340

HFC-236ea

1,370

HFC-236fa

9,810

HFC-245ca

693

HFC-245fa

1,030

HFC-365mfc

794

HFC-43-10mee

1,640

sf6

22,800

nf3

17,200

cf4

7,390

C2F 6

12,200

C3F 8

8,830

C-C4F 8

10,300

C4F10

8,860

C5F12

9,160

CeF 14

9,300

C10F18

>7,500

Source:

100-year GWPs from IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), 2007. IPCC AR4 was published in 2007 and is among the most current and comprehensive peer-reviewed assessments of climate change. AR4 provides revised GWPs of several GHGs relative to
the values provided in previous assessment reports, following advances in scientific knowledge on the radiative efficiencies and atmospheric lifetimes of these GHGs and of C02. Because the GWPs provided in AR4 reflect an improved scientific understanding
of the radiative effects of these gases in the atmosphere, the values provided are more appropriate for supporting the overall goal of organizational GHG reporting than the Second Assessment Report (SAR) GWP values previously used in the Emission Factors
Hub.

While EPA recognizes that Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) GWPs have been published, in an effort to ensure consistency and comparability of GHG data between EPA's voluntary and non-voluntary GHG reporting programs (e.g. GHG Reporting Program and
National Inventory), EPA recommends the use of AR4 GWPs. The United States and other developed countries to the UNFCCC have agreed to submit annual inventories in 2015 and future years to the UNFCCC using GWP values from AR4, which will replace
the current use of SAR GWP values. Utilizing AR4 GWPs improves EPA's ability to analyze corporate, national, and sub-national GHG data consistently, enhances communication of GHG information between programs, and gives outside stakeholders a
consistent, predictable set of GWPs to avoid confusion and additional burden.

Table 10b Global Warming Potentials (GWPs) for Blended Refrigerants

ASHRAE #

100-year GWP

Blend Composition

R-401A

16

53% HCFC-22 , 34% HCFC-124 , 13% HFC-152a

R-401B

14

61% HCFC-22 , 28% HCFC-124 , 11% HFC-152a

R-401C

19

33% HCFC-22 , 52% HCFC-124 , 15% HFC-152a

R-402A

2,100

38% HCFC-22 , 6% HFC-125 , 2% propane

R-402B

1,330

6% HCFC-22 , 38% HFC-125 , 2% propane

R-403B

3,444

56% HCFC-22 , 39% PFC-218 , 5% propane

R-404A

3,922

44% HFC-125 , 4% HFC-134a , 52% HFC 143a

R-406A

0

55% HCFC-22 , 41% HCFC-142b , 4% isobutane

R-407A

2,107

20% HFC-32 , 40% HFC-125 , 40% HFC-134a

R-407B

2,804

10% HFC-32 , 70% HFC-125 , 20% HFC-134a

R-407C

1,774

23% HFC-32 , 25% HFC-125 , 52% HFC-134a

R-407D

1,627

15% HFC-32 , 15% HFC-125 , 70% HFC-134a

R-407E

1,552

25% HFC-32 , 15% HFC-125 , 60% HFC-134a

R-408A

2,301

47% HCFC-22 , 7% HFC-125 , 46% HFC 143a

R-409A

0

60% HCFC-22 , 25% HCFC-124 , 15% HCFC-142b

R-410A

2,088

50% HFC-32 , 50% HFC-125

R-410B

2,229

45% HFC-32 , 55% HFC-125

R-411A

14

87.5% HCFC-22 , 11 HFC-152a , 1.5% propylene

R-411B

4

94% HCFC-22 , 3% HFC-152a , 3% propylene

R-413A

2,053

88% HFC-134a , 9% PFC-218 , 3% isobutane

R-414A

0

51% HCFC-22 , 28.5% HCFC-124 , 16.5% HCFC-142b

R-414B

0

5% HCFC-22 , 39% HCFC-124 , 9.5% HCFC-142b

R-417A

2,346

46.6% HFC-125 , 5% HFC-134a , 3.4% butane

R-422A

3,143

85.1% HFC-125 , 11.5% HFC-134a , 3.4% isobutane

R-422D

2,729

65.1% HFC-125 , 31.5% HFC-134a , 3.4% isobutane

R-423A

2,280

47.5% HFC-227ea , 52.5% HFC-134a ,

R-424A

2,440

50.5% HFC-125, 47% HFC-134a, 2.5% butane/pentane

R-426A

1,508

5.1% HFC-125, 93% HFC-134a, 1.9% butane/pentane

R-428A

3,607

77.5% HFC-125 , 2% HFC-143a , 1.9% isobutane

R-434A

3,245

63.2% HFC-125, 16% HFC-134a, 18% HFC-143a, 2.8% isobutane

R-500

32

73.8% CFC-12 , 26.2% HFC-152a , 48.8% HCFC-22

R-502

0

48.8% HCFC-22 , 51.2% CFC-115

R-504

325

48.2% HFC-32 , 51.8% CFC-115

R-507

3,985

5% HFC-125 , 5% HFC143a

R-508A

13,214

39% HFC-23 , 61% PFC-116

R-508B

13,396

46% HFC-23 , 54% PFC-116

Source:

100-year GWPs from IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4),
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/refrigerants/refblend.html.

2007. See the source note to Table 13 for further explanation. GWPs of blended refrigerants are based on their HFC and PFC constituents, which are based on data from

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