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Table 3 Quality level and rating for the quality criteria adopted in the Clim’Foot project
Quality level TiR
TeR
GR
Very good
The TiR is not older than
4 years with respect to the
reference year of the data
source
The technologies used
are exactly the same as
the technologies
covered by the data
The process takes place in
the same country as the
one the data is valid for
Good
The TiR is not older than
6 years with respect to the
reference year of the data
source
The technologies used
are included in the mix
of technologies
covered by the data
The process takes place in
the geographical region
(e.g. Europe) for which the
data is valid for
Fair
The TiR is not older than
8 years with respect to the
reference year of the data
source
The technologies used
are similar to those
covered by the data
The process takes place in
one of the geographical
regions for which the data
are valid for
Poor
The TiR is not older than
10 years with respect to
the reference year of the
data source
The technologies used
show several relevant
differences compared
with the technologies
covered by the data
The process takes place in
a country that is not
included in the
geographical region(s) the
data are valid for, but
sufficient similarities are
estimated based on expert
judgment
Very poor
The TiR is older than
10 years with respect to
the reference year of the
data source
The technologies used
are not representative
for the technologies
covered by the data
The process takes place in
a different country than the
one for which the data are
valid for
During the project, five national databases were developed in excel format (one
file per country, Fig. 2). Each national DB file includes the following six sheets:
1. Category: it includes the categories for each language;
2. National DB: it includes the description of the metadata, the quantified emissions
(by gas type) associated to each activity included in the DB, the associated EF
and the EF breakdown per gas;
3. Clim’Foot DB: it includes all the National DBs developed in the project,
including both country-specific and EU EFs;
4. CHF includes the Characterization Factors of HFCs;
5. PFC includes the Characterization Factors of PFCs;
6. GHG includes the Characterization Factors of CO 2 , CH 4 f, CH 4 b, N 2 O, SF 6 .
Each national DBs has 150 European EFs, common to all databases, and at least
150 country-specific EFs. Table 4 shows the number of National and European EFs
developed in the Clim’Foot project for each sector and country.
The extensive excel databases have been made available to the potential final users
through a simplified web version, available on the Clim’Foot website.
7 Two types
of search functions have been provided: within a specific category, i.e. the sectors
7 http://www.climfoot-project.eu/.
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Table 3 Quality level and rating for the quality criteria adopted in the Clim’Foot project
Quality level TiR
TeR
GR
Very good
The TiR is not older than
4 years with respect to the
reference year of the data
source
The technologies used
are exactly the same as
the technologies
covered by the data
The process takes place in
the same country as the
one the data is valid for
Good
The TiR is not older than
6 years with respect to the
reference year of the data
source
The technologies used
are included in the mix
of technologies
covered by the data
The process takes place in
the geographical region
(e.g. Europe) for which the
data is valid for
Fair
The TiR is not older than
8 years with respect to the
reference year of the data
source
The technologies used
are similar to those
covered by the data
The process takes place in
one of the geographical
regions for which the data
are valid for
Poor
The TiR is not older than
10 years with respect to
the reference year of the
data source
The technologies used
show several relevant
differences compared
with the technologies
covered by the data
The process takes place in
a country that is not
included in the
geographical region(s) the
data are valid for, but
sufficient similarities are
estimated based on expert
judgment
Very poor
The TiR is older than
10 years with respect to
the reference year of the
data source
The technologies used
are not representative
for the technologies
covered by the data
The process takes place in
a different country than the
one for which the data are
valid for
During the project, five national databases were developed in excel format (one
file per country, Fig. 2). Each national DB file includes the following six sheets:
1. Category: it includes the categories for each language;
2. National DB: it includes the description of the metadata, the quantified emissions
(by gas type) associated to each activity included in the DB, the associated EF
and the EF breakdown per gas;
3. Clim’Foot DB: it includes all the National DBs developed in the project,
including both country-specific and EU EFs;
4. CHF includes the Characterization Factors of HFCs;
5. PFC includes the Characterization Factors of PFCs;
6. GHG includes the Characterization Factors of CO 2 , CH 4 f, CH 4 b, N 2 O, SF 6 .
Each national DBs has 150 European EFs, common to all databases, and at least
150 country-specific EFs. Table 4 shows the number of National and European EFs
developed in the Clim’Foot project for each sector and country.
The extensive excel databases have been made available to the potential final users
through a simplified web version, available on the Clim’Foot website.
7 Two types
of search functions have been provided: within a specific category, i.e. the sectors
7 http://www.climfoot-project.eu/.