Data dictionary for the greenhouse gas emissions inventory datasets
Dataset name: Annual Data on Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related to Federal Facilities and Fleets, Grouped by Federal Organization and Energy Category
Federal organization
Name of the federal organization
Fiscal year
Fiscal year for which energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were reported
GHG source
Physical source of GHG emissions (facilities or fleets)
GHG scope
Number (1 or 2) corresponding to the emission categories, or scopes, used in GHG accounting (see definitions)
Energy category
Energy category label (see definitions)
Energy type
Energy type label
Energy use (gigajoules (GJ))
Amount of energy consumed within the given category, in GJ
Emissions (tonnes (t))
Emissions from the given energy use, in tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Dataset Name: Annual Data on Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related to Federal Facilities, Grouped by Federal Organization, Location and Energy Type
Greenhouse gas (GHG) source
Physical source of GHG emissions (facilities or fleets)
Federal organization
Name of the federal organization
Fiscal year
Fiscal year for which energy use and GHG emissions were reported
Location
Abbreviation for the province/territory or country where the facilities contributing to the reported energy use are located
GHG scope
Number (1 or 2) corresponding to the emission categories, or scopes, used in GHG accounting (see definitions)
Energy category
Energy category label (see definitions)
Energy type
Energy type label
Energy use (gigajoules (GJ))
Amount of energy consumed within the given category, in GJ
Emissions (tonnes (t))
Emissions from the given energy use, in tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Dataset name: Annual Data on Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related to Federal Fleets, Grouped by Federal Organization, Fleet Type and Fuel Type
Greenhouse gas (GHG) source
Physical source of GHG emissions (facilities or fleets)
Federal organization
Name of the federal organization
Fiscal year
Fiscal year for which energy use and GHG emissions were reported
Fleet type
Fleet type label (see definitions)
GHG scope
Number (1 or 2) corresponding to the emission categories, or scopes, used in GHG accounting (see definitions)
Energy category
Energy category label (see definitions)
Fuel type
Fuel type label
Fuel consumption (litres (L))
Amount of the given fuel type consumed, in litres of gasoline equivalent
Energy use (gigajoules (GJ))
Fuel consumption converted to units of energy, in GJ
Emissions (tonnes (t))
Emissions from the given fuel consumption, in tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Definitions
Greenhouse gas (GHG) scope
1
Direct GHG emissions produced by sources that an organization owns or controls
2
Indirect GHG emissions related to purchased energy (electricity, district heating and cooling) that are a consequence of an organization's activities but physically occur at sources that another organization owns or controls
Energy category
Natural gas
Comprises:
natural gas
compressed natural gas
liquified natural gas
Liquified petroleum gas
Comprises:
propane
butane
Gasoline
Comprises:
gasoline
Fuels with renewable content
Comprises:
ethanol-blended gasoline (10%)
ethanol-blended gasoline (85%)
biodiesel (20%)
Fuel oil (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, diesel, kerosene)
Comprises:
diesel
biodiesel (5%)
kerosene
light fuel oil
heavy fuel oil
Aviation fuels
Comprises:
aviation gasoline
jet fuel
Electricity
Comprises:
grid-based electricity
renewable power purchases
District energy
Comprises:
district heating
district cooling
Fleet type
On-road vehicles
Vehicles that operate on city roads and provincial and/or territorial highways
Marine vessels
Vehicles that operate on water
Aircraft
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft (planes and helicopters)
Other mobile equipment
Off-road vehicles not included in the other three categories and any transportable equipment that consumes fuel
