GHG inventory (Scopes 1, 2 and 3)

Activity data × emission factor, line by line, summed per scope. Factors come from the country's current rows in the GHG factor table; each saved run stores a snapshot of the factors it used.

Standard: GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Scope 2 Guidance (location- and market-based)↗ read it
Where you see it: Public tool /tools/ghg-calculator; corporate portal assessments (saved runs feed the dashboard, benchmarking and the I-REC desk)

0 of 6 formulas reviewed in their current form. The rest are under review by our sustainability team.

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Formulas

Emissions per activity line

Under review

tCO₂e = activity × EF ÷ 1000

Every activity the user enters is multiplied by its factor (kg CO₂e per unit) and turned into tonnes. Blank or zero lines are skipped.

activity
Amount used (litres, kWh, tonnes, km, ₹ crore… per factor row)
Your data
EF
Emission factor for that activity, from the country's current GHG rows · kg CO₂e / unitValue depends on the activity, sector or product chosen; each comes from the factor table with its source.
Factor table

Scope 2, location-based

Under review

S2 = kWh × EF_grid ÷ 1000

Purchased electricity at the national grid-average factor.

kWh
Purchased electricity · kWh
Your data
EF_grid
Grid-average emission factor · kg CO₂e / kWhIndia: 0.675 kg CO₂e / kWh · CEA CO2 Baseline Database for the Indian Power Sector v22.0 (Aug 2026), Table S (2026)↗ sourcepending review
Factor table
EF_heat
Purchased heat / steam factor · kg CO₂e / GJIndia: 56.6 kg CO₂e / GJ · Carried from live tool — confirm with dMRV sheetpending review
Factor table

Scope 2, market-based

Under review

S2 = kWh × (100 − RE%) ÷ 100 × EF_residual ÷ 1000   (renewable share counted at 0)

The electricity is split: the share backed by renewable contracts or certificates counts as zero; the rest is charged at the residual-mix factor. At 0% renewable the whole draw is still charged at the residual mix. If the country has no residual-mix row, the grid average is used and the line says so.

kWh
Purchased electricity · kWh
Your data
RE%
Share backed by renewable contracts / certificates · %
Your data
EF_residual
Residual-mix factor · kg CO₂e / kWhIndia: 0.675 kg CO₂e / kWh · CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0 (grid average used as fallback; no Indian residual mix exists) (2026) [low confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table

Transmission & distribution losses (Scope 3, category 3)

Under review

S3_T&D = kWh × EF_T&D ÷ 1000   (kWh = the electricity entered, unless a separate figure is typed)

Worked out automatically from the electricity line when the user does not enter it separately.

kWh
Purchased electricity (auto) or typed T&D kWh · kWh
Your data
EF_T&D
T&D loss factor per kWh consumed · kg CO₂e / kWhIndia: 0.135 kg CO₂e / kWh · CEA v22 grid factor x All-India FY2023-24 T&D loss 16.64% (Ministry of Power data in Lok Sabha, as reported) (2026 (EF) / 2024 (loss)) [medium confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table

Employee commuting (Scope 3, category 7)

Under review

passenger-km per mode = employees × 2 × one-way km × 220 days × mode share; tCO₂e = p-km × EF_mode ÷ 1000

The commuting helper turns headcount, distance and mode split into passenger-km per mode. Shares adding up to more than 100% are scaled back to 100%.

employees
Headcount
Your data
km
Average one-way distance · km
Your data
share
Share of staff per mode · %
Your data
days
Working days per yearValue used: 220
Ploxi assumption
EF_car
Car · kg CO₂e / p-kmIndia: 0.14 kg CO₂e / passenger-km · India GHG Program road transport EFs — passenger car (hatchback <1400cc gasoline, incl. 10% uplift) (2015) [low confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table
EF_bike
Two-wheeler · kg CO₂e / p-kmIndia: 0.0358 kg CO₂e / passenger-km · India GHG Program road transport EFs — two-wheelers (incl. 10% uplift) (2015) [medium confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table
EF_bus
Bus · kg CO₂e / p-kmIndia: 0.0152 kg CO₂e / passenger-km · India GHG Program 'India Specific Road Transport Emission Factors' v1.0 — bus (intracity) 0.015161 kgCO2/pax-km (2015) [medium confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table
EF_rail
Train / metro · kg CO₂e / p-kmIndia: 0.0079 kg CO₂e / passenger-km · India GHG Program 'India Specific Rail Transport Emission Factors for Passenger Travel and Material Transport' (2015) (2015) [medium confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table

Scope totals

Under review

S1 = Σ scope-1 lines; S2 = Σ scope-2 lines; S3 = Σ scope-3 lines; total = S1 + S2 + S3

Each line belongs to the scope its factor row is tagged with. Totals are rounded to 4 decimals.

Assumptions

GWPs for refrigerants are AR5 values (the factor rows carry them).
Spend-based Scope 3 uses one ₹-crore factor for every kind of purchase.
Factor snapshot is stored with each saved run, so old reports do not move when a factor is edited.

How to read this page. “Your data” is what you enter or what your organisation has recorded. “Factor table” values come from official publications, each with its source; a “pending review” mark means the figure is still being checked against that source. “Ploxi assumption” is a figure we chose where the standard leaves the choice open.

Questions about a figure? Email support@ploxi.earth.

GHG inventory (Scopes 1, 2 and 3)

Activity data × emission factor, line by line, summed per scope. Factors come from the country's current rows in the GHG factor table; each saved run stores a snapshot of the factors it used.

Standard

GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and Scope 2 Guidance (location- and market-based)↗ read it

Where you see it

Public tool /tools/ghg-calculator; corporate portal assessments (saved runs feed the dashboard, benchmarking and the I-REC desk)

0 of 6 formulas reviewed in their current form. The rest are under review by our sustainability team.

Open the free tool

Formulas

Emissions per activity line

Under review

tCO₂e = activity × EF ÷ 1000

Every activity the user enters is multiplied by its factor (kg CO₂e per unit) and turned into tonnes. Blank or zero lines are skipped.

activity
Amount used (litres, kWh, tonnes, km, ₹ crore… per factor row)
Your data
EF
Emission factor for that activity, from the country's current GHG rows · kg CO₂e / unitValue depends on the activity, sector or product chosen; each comes from the factor table with its source.
Factor table

Scope 2, location-based

Under review

S2 = kWh × EF_grid ÷ 1000

Purchased electricity at the national grid-average factor.

kWh
Purchased electricity · kWh
Your data
EF_grid
Grid-average emission factor · kg CO₂e / kWhIndia: 0.675 kg CO₂e / kWh · CEA CO2 Baseline Database for the Indian Power Sector v22.0 (Aug 2026), Table S (2026)↗ sourcepending review
Factor table
EF_heat
Purchased heat / steam factor · kg CO₂e / GJIndia: 56.6 kg CO₂e / GJ · Carried from live tool — confirm with dMRV sheetpending review
Factor table

Scope 2, market-based

Under review

S2 = kWh × (100 − RE%) ÷ 100 × EF_residual ÷ 1000   (renewable share counted at 0)

kWh
Purchased electricity · kWh
Your data
RE%
Share backed by renewable contracts / certificates · %
Your data
EF_residual
Residual-mix factor · kg CO₂e / kWhIndia: 0.675 kg CO₂e / kWh · CEA CO2 Baseline Database v22.0 (grid average used as fallback; no Indian residual mix exists) (2026) [low confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table

Transmission & distribution losses (Scope 3, category 3)

Under review

S3_T&D = kWh × EF_T&D ÷ 1000   (kWh = the electricity entered, unless a separate figure is typed)

Worked out automatically from the electricity line when the user does not enter it separately.

kWh
Purchased electricity (auto) or typed T&D kWh · kWh
Your data
EF_T&D
T&D loss factor per kWh consumed · kg CO₂e / kWhIndia: 0.135 kg CO₂e / kWh · CEA v22 grid factor x All-India FY2023-24 T&D loss 16.64% (Ministry of Power data in Lok Sabha, as reported) (2026 (EF) / 2024 (loss)) [medium confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table

Employee commuting (Scope 3, category 7)

Under review

passenger-km per mode = employees × 2 × one-way km × 220 days × mode share; tCO₂e = p-km × EF_mode ÷ 1000

The commuting helper turns headcount, distance and mode split into passenger-km per mode. Shares adding up to more than 100% are scaled back to 100%.

employees
Headcount
Your data
km
Average one-way distance · km
Your data
share
Share of staff per mode · %
Your data
days
Working days per yearValue used: 220
Ploxi assumption
EF_car
Car · kg CO₂e / p-kmIndia: 0.14 kg CO₂e / passenger-km · India GHG Program road transport EFs — passenger car (hatchback <1400cc gasoline, incl. 10% uplift) (2015) [low confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table
EF_bike
Two-wheeler · kg CO₂e / p-kmIndia: 0.0358 kg CO₂e / passenger-km · India GHG Program road transport EFs — two-wheelers (incl. 10% uplift) (2015) [medium confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table
EF_bus
Bus · kg CO₂e / p-kmIndia: 0.0152 kg CO₂e / passenger-km · India GHG Program 'India Specific Road Transport Emission Factors' v1.0 — bus (intracity) 0.015161 kgCO2/pax-km (2015) [medium confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table
EF_rail
Train / metro · kg CO₂e / p-kmIndia: 0.0079 kg CO₂e / passenger-km · India GHG Program 'India Specific Rail Transport Emission Factors for Passenger Travel and Material Transport' (2015) (2015) [medium confidence]↗ sourcepending review
Factor table

Scope totals

Under review

S1 = Σ scope-1 lines; S2 = Σ scope-2 lines; S3 = Σ scope-3 lines; total = S1 + S2 + S3

Each line belongs to the scope its factor row is tagged with. Totals are rounded to 4 decimals.

Assumptions

GWPs for refrigerants are AR5 values (the factor rows carry them).
Spend-based Scope 3 uses one ₹-crore factor for every kind of purchase.
Factor snapshot is stored with each saved run, so old reports do not move when a factor is edited.

Questions about a figure? Email support@ploxi.earth.