Emission Factor References: V2024

SIMAP emission factors: 2024 version

Comprehensive list of references used to calculate SIMAP emission factors, organized by reference. 

Updated February 2025

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2022 (published 2024)

Annex 2 

  • Table A-20: C Content Coefficients by Year (MMT C/QBtu) 
  • Table A-30: Carbon Content Coefficients and Underlying Data for Petroleum Products 

Annex 3 – Part A 

  • Table A-66: CH4 and N2O Emission Factors by Fuel Type and Sector (g/GJ) 
  • Table A-68: Fuel Consumption by Fuel and Vehicle Type (million gallons unless otherwise specified) 
  • Table A-69:  Energy Consumption by Fuel and Vehicle Type (TBtu) 
  • Table A-71: Vehicle Miles Traveled for Gasoline On-Road Vehicles (billion miles) 
  • Table A-72: Vehicle Miles Traveled for Diesel On-Road Vehicles (billion miles) 
  • Table A-74: Detailed Vehicle Miles Traveled for Alternative Fuel On-Road Vehicles (106 Miles) 

Annex 3 – Part B 

  • Table A-145: Annex I Countries’ Implied Enteric Fermentation Emission Factors for Cattle by Year (kg CH4/head/year)[1] 
  • Table A-146: Enteric Fermentation CH4 Emissions from Cattle (kt) 
  • Table A-148: Enteric Fermentation Emission Factors for Other Livestock (kg CH4/head/year) 
  • Table A-149: CH4 Emissions from Enteric Fermentation (kt) 
  • Table A-155: Livestock Population (1,000 Head) 
  • Table A-166: Total Methane Emissions from Livestock Manure Management (kt) 
  • Table A-168: Total (Direct and Indirect) Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Livestock Manure Management (kt) 

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2021 (published 2023)

All Annexes  

  • Table A-64: Fuel Consumption by Stationary Combustion for Calculating CH4 and N2O Emissions (TBtu) 
  • Table A-67: NOx Emissions from Stationary Combustion (kt) 

EPA GHG Emission Factors Hub 

2024 version 

  • Table 2 Mobile Combustion CO2 
  • Table 3 Mobile Combustion CH4 and N2O for On-Road Gasoline Vehicles 
  • Table 4 Mobile Combustion CH4 and N2O for On-Road Diesel and Alternative Fuel Vehicles 
  • Table 9 Scope 3 Category 5: Waste Generated in Operations and Category 12: End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products 
  • Table 10 Scope 3 Category 6: Business Travel and Category 7: Employee Commuting  

Documentation for Greenhouse Gas Emission and Energy Factors Used in the Waste Reduction Model (WARM): Management Practices Chapters (December 2023) 

  • Exhibit 5-1: Gross GHG Emissions from MSW Combustion (MTCO2E/Short Ton of Material Combusted) 

The Climate Registry (TCR) 2024 Default Emission Factors 

  • Table 1.1 U.S. Default Factors for Calculating CO2 Emissions from Combustion of Fossil Fuel and Biomass 

Energy Information Administration Monthly Energy Data  

  • August 2024 data 
    • Table A1 Approximate Heat Content of Petroleum and Biofuels (Million Btu per barrel, Except as Noted) 
  • September 2024 data 
    • Table A3 Approximate Heat Content of Petroleum Consumption and Fuel Ethanol 
    • Table A4 Approximate Heat Content of Natural Gas 
    • Table A5 Approximate Heat Content of Coal and Coke Coal 

Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) 

eGRID Download Data 

  • eGRID 2020 
  • eGRID 2021 
  • eGRID 2022 

Green-e® Residual Mix Emissions Rate Tables 

Canada’s official greenhouse gas inventory

US Environmentally-Extended Input-Output (USEEIO) Models

World Resources Institute’s Coolfood Pledge 

NOAA National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center Degree Day Statistics

  • Heating degree days (FY2019-2024) 
  • Cooling degree days (FY2021-2024) 

IPCC AR6 The Physical Science Basis 

Chapter 7 Supplementary Materials: The Earth’s Energy Budget, Climate Feedbacks and Climate Sensitivity 

  • Table 7.SM.6 | Greenhouse gas lifetimes, radiative efficiencies, global warming potentials (GWPs), global temperature potentials (GTPs) and cumulative global temperature potentials (CGTPs)