Our full technical description including the methodology and emission factors of the current Cool Farm Tool version CFT 2.0 can be found within the web app underTechnical Description. Please note that access to this document requires acceptance of Terms and Conditions therefore we cannot share a PDF version.
The Cool Farm Alliance (CFA) utilizes reference data for grid electricity emission factors in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA). Here are the key details regarding the use of these factors: 1. IEA License: The CFA has secured a ...
The Cool Farm Alliance welcomes discussions on enhancing the existing methodology within the Cool Farm Tool. The foundation of the Cool Farm Tool relies entirely on peer-reviewed empirical research, drawing from a diverse array of published data sets ...
The different emission factors refer to the fact that CHP heat, electricity or biogas may be used for own consumption (on-site), made available for other users (export) or retrieved from a CHP that does not belong to your farm (import). The emission ...
The waste water treatment options as well as related emission factors have been updated to IPCC 2019. The methodology is intended to only show changes in the emissions of waste water if the temperature of the farm is equal or higher than 15° ...
These emissions are allocated to the production of milk or meat in the Cool Farm Tool and therefore there are no production emissions allocated to the crop carbon footprint.