--- title: Which emission factors do we use? description: The Climate Hub offers emission factors from the following databases --- [Skip to content](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub/which-emission-factors-do-we-use-1#main-content) - [English](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub/which-emission-factors-do-we-use-1) - [Deutsch](https://helpdesk.verso.de/de/climate-hub/welche-emissionsfaktoren-benutzen-wir) English Show submenu for translations [Contact us](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![VERSO\_Logo-1.png\]](https://helpdesk.verso.de/hs-fs/hubfs/Globale%20Design-Elemente/VERSO_Logo-1.png?height=50&name=VERSO_Logo-1.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - - [English](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub/which-emission-factors-do-we-use-1) - [Deutsch](https://helpdesk.verso.de/de/climate-hub/welche-emissionsfaktoren-benutzen-wir) English Show submenu for translations - [Contact us](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub/kb-tickets/new) - [Visit VERSO](https://verso.de/en/climate-hub/) [Visit VERSO](https://verso.de/en/climate-hub/) Hello, how can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Climate Hub](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub?hsLang=en) 2. [Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub/product-carbon-footprint-pcf?hsLang=en) 3. [Frequently asked questions](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub/product-carbon-footprint-pcf?hsLang=en#frequently-asked-questions) # Which emission factors do we use? The available emission factors for a PCF depend on the selected standard. ISO 14067 The Climate Hub provides **predefined standard activities** from the following databases. These are regularly updated: - Umweltbundesamt (UBA) incl. ProBas (Prozessorientierte Basisdaten für Umweltmanagement-Instrumente) - Ecoinvent (only up to emission factor version v3; factors only visible if a license is purchased) - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) In addition, the Climate Hub enables the search for emission factors via the external Climatiq database. As of May 2026, this provides users with around500,000 emission factors from more than 60 databases. The integration and use of these emission factors in the Climate Hub, as well as the underlying databases, are described in the following articles:[activity-based](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub/suche-von-aktivitaetsbasierten-emissionsfaktoren?hsLang=en) and [spend-based](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub/suche-von-ausgabenbasierten-emissionsfaktoren?hsLang=en). An ecoinvent license can optionally be purchased to access the corresponding ecoinvent data. Since the underlying GWP basis can vary depending on the database and factor, users should check for each selected data source which impact assessment method underlies the respective factor. This information can be found in the "CO2e calculation method" field under "Data source information". When using an ecoinvent factor from version 3.11 or 3.12, it is ensured that the GWP basis is IPCC AR6. In addition, the recording for **electricity consumption** ([Section 7](https://helpdesk.verso.de/en/climate-hub/m%C3%B6glichkeiten-zur-datenerfassung?hsLang=en)) is available. This enables country-specific (upstream) emissions to be automatically taken into account. Catena-X, PACT and TfS Within the scope of the PACT, Catena-X and TfS standards, the Climate Hub **does not provide predefined standard activities**. The search for activity-based emission factors is exclusively limited to the **ecoinvent database**. When using an ecoinvent factor, it is ensured that the GWP basis is IPCC AR6. In addition, the recording for **electricity consumption** ([Section 7](https://6394926.hubspotpreview-na1.com/en/climate-hub/möglichkeiten-zur-datenerfassung)) is available. 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