IPPU Tool User Guide

1About the tool

The IPPU tool calculates CO₂, CH₄, N₂O and fluorinated gas (HFC, PFC, SF₆, NF₃) emissions from the chemical or physical transformation of raw materials and from greenhouse gases used in products, with the methods of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, Volume 3. It is built for national inventory teams, industrial sites and exporters preparing CBAM data in any country.

2Quick start

1. 1

   Complete the inventory profile

   On the start sheet, enter the reporting entity, the inventory boundary and the country.

2. 2

   Set the analysis year and GWP set

   Add one or more years; select and confirm AR4, AR5 or AR6. Fluorinated gases use the species values of the selected set.

3. 3

   Open the relevant modules

   In the left-hand menu, fill in only the processes present at your site or in your country.

4. 4

   Enter production and feedstock data

   Tier 1 needs product output; Tier 2/3 take site-specific factors, feedstock and carbon mass-balance data.

5. 5

   Add to inventory

   Use Add to Inventory in the bottom bar on each sheet to book the result to the selected year.

6. 6

   Review and export

   Check CRF Table 2 and the breakdown by gas in Results, then download PDF or Excel.

3Start sheet and core settings

4Mineral industry (2A)

Calculates CO₂ from calcination in cement, lime, glass and other carbonate uses. Carbonate inputs can be loaded in bulk with a shared import toolbar.

5Chemical industry (2B)

Covers ammonia, nitric acid, adipic acid, caprolactam, carbide, titanium dioxide, soda ash, petrochemicals, fluorochemicals and hydrogen production. The main gases are CO₂ (ammonia, petrochemicals), N₂O (nitric acid, adipic acid, caprolactam) and HFC-23 (fluorochemicals). The adipic acid Tier 1 factor is 300 kg N₂O/t product.

6Metal industry (2C)

Covers iron and steel, ferroalloys, aluminium, magnesium, lead, zinc and rare earths. Iron and steel use process-based factors at Tier 1 and a carbon mass balance at Tier 2; 10 ferroalloy types are defined. Aluminium yields CO₂ from anode consumption and PFCs (CF₄, C₂F₆) from anode effects; magnesium yields SF₆.

7Non-energy products and solvents (2D)

• Lubricants: 7 lubricant types; default oxidised-during-use fraction (ODU) 0.20 (Eq. 5.2–5.3).
• Paraffin wax: ODU by application, default 0.20.
• Asphalt and bitumen: road paving and roofing; Tier 1 only.
• Solvent use: 4 use categories; CO₂ from the fossil carbon share. Tier 1 only.

8Electronics, ODS substitutes and other products (2E–2G)

• Electronics (2E): fluorinated gases and heat-transfer fluids in semiconductor, flat-panel display and photovoltaic manufacturing. With the 2019 Refinement selected, a separate panel opens with the updated Tier 1/2 factors and destruction efficiencies.
• ODS substitutes (2F): refrigeration and air conditioning (8 sub-applications; 12 under 2019), foams (22 sub-applications), aerosols (5), fire protection and solvents. 15 HFC/PFC species and 6 refrigerant blends are defined.
• Other products (2G): SF₆ in electrical equipment (Sealed Pressure Equipment (MV switchgear — ≤52 kV); Closed Pressure Equipment (HV switchgear / GIS / circuit breakers — >52 kV); Gas Insulated Transformers (GIT)), medical and other N₂O use, military and research applications, and sound-proof windows.

9CBAM-covered goods

Industrial process emissions are the core of the embedded emissions of goods covered by the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. These modules calculate the direct process emissions of those goods:

• Cement (2A1): process CO₂ from clinker calcination.
• Iron and steel (2C1): reductant carbon on the blast furnace, BOF, electric arc furnace and DRI routes.
• Aluminium (2C3): CO₂ from anode consumption and PFCs from anode effects.
• Fertiliser chain: ammonia (2B1) CO₂ and nitric acid (2B2) N₂O.

10Results and CRF Table 2

Everything added to the inventory comes together in Results in the CRF Table 2 structure: 2A mineral, 2B chemical, 2C metal, 2D non-energy products, 2E electronics, 2F ODS substitutes and 2G other products, by gas (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆, NF₃) and as CO₂e with the selected GWP set.

11Scenario modelling

• The Scenario module builds BAU and mitigation pathways from the IPPU results in your inventory; a scenario cannot be built on an empty inventory.
• Mitigation scenario: shows the deviation at milestone years from measures chosen among 16 industry options (Annex A) — lower clinker ratios, cement CCS, N₂O abatement, green hydrogen and the shift to electric arc furnaces, among others.
• Years between milestones are filled with the method you choose: linear, exponential, S-curve, polynomial, step or custom.
• The least-cost pathway, which optimises industry together with power, transport and buildings, is part of the National Reporting Suite.

12Saving, importing and exporting

During a trial or without a licence you can calculate, save and preview the report as a watermarked PDF. Excel, image and unwatermarked PDF outputs need a paid licence. Work files and blank import templates are always available.

13Worked examples

Example 1 — Cement plant, Tier 1. 1,000,000 t of cement a year, Portland (pure); no clinker imports or exports.

Example 2 — Nitric acid plant, Tier 1. 100,000 t HNO₃ a year (100% basis), plant type: medium pressure combustion; no abatement.

14Verification and quality control

15Troubleshooting

16Glossary

17References

• IPCC (2006). 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Volume 3: Industrial Processes and Product Use.
• IPCC (2019). 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, Volume 3.
• IPCC AR4 WG1 Table 2.14, AR5 WG1 Table 8.7, AR6 WG1 Table 7.SM.7 — GWP100 values.
• UNFCCC. Common Reporting Format, Table 2 (IPPU).

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