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Aluminium LCA: the twentyfold gap between primary and secondary
Aluminium's footprint depends almost entirely on the electricity source. Electrolysis, anode-effect PFCs and what production from scrap changes.
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Every clca article tagged “electricity emission factor” — 3 technical pieces covering the topic from methodology, standards interpretation and practical application angles.
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9 min readCorporate Carbon
Market-based versus location-based electricity emissions: what each one tells you
The same electricity consumption produces two different emission figures. Guarantees of origin, certificates and which figure belongs in an LCA.
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What is an emission factor? Where to find one and how to choose
The multiplier in every carbon calculation. The source you pick moves the result noticeably, and the wrong factor is the most common calculation error.
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