CCDB Emission Factor Lookup

Searches, compares and validates real emission factors from Carbonstop's CCDB database for product carbon footprints, LCA and corporate GHG accounting.

Data & AnalyticsIntermediate★ 422⑂ 44AI score 8/10Last updated: Sep 10, 2026

What it does

Uses ccdb-cli to query real emission factors from Carbonstop's CCDB for electricity, natural gas, diesel, gasoline, coal, cement, steel, aluminium, plastics, transport, packaging and food.
Filters by country/region, applicable year, accounting type (product vs. enterprise) and source level, then reads factor details to verify units, system boundary (cradle-to-gate / full life cycle / use phase), technology route and data provenance.
Compares candidate factors side by side and explains the selection rationale plus any mismatches instead of inventing a match score.
Codifies operations: CLI presence check and install, device OAuth login or API-Key injection, auth status / doctor diagnostics, and handling of 401/403/429 and credential-store errors.
For value-restricted factors (e.g. ecoinvent), it never guesses numbers and instead surfaces the returned Carbon Agent detail link.

Who it's for

Sustainability/ESG analysts producing PCF or LCA reports
Practitioners building corporate GHG inventories (Scope 1/2/3)
Teams that already hold a Carbonstop CCDB license and credentials — without them no query will run

Examples

"Find the 2022 grid electricity factor for East China" → filters by country/year and distinguishes generation-only from life-cycle electricity factors.
"Compare candidate factors for recycled aluminium ingot" → confirms material form and process, then contrasts units, boundaries and sources.
"Does this packaging factor fit our PCF boundary?" → checks for product/enterprise factor mixing and explains why a candidate is or isn't applicable.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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git clone https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r marketplace/pending/carbonstop/ccdb ~/.claude/skills/ccdb

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Open a terminal and clone the skill repository: git clone https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git
Copy the skill folder into Claude's skills directory: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r marketplace/pending/carbonstop/ccdb ~/.claude/skills/ccdb
Check that you have Node.js 22 or newer: node -v
Install the CLI: npm install -g ccdb-cli@latest (no Node? download the standalone binary from the official GitHub Release and verify its checksum)
Verify the install: ccdb-cli --version
Log in: ccdb-cli auth login, then open the printed URL in your browser and approve access (add --no-browser on headless machines).
Confirm credentials: ccdb-cli auth status --json
Restart Claude Code and try a prompt like "find an emission factor for grid electricity in Germany, 2023".

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