The Global Warming Potential of Major Greenhouse Gases page
Continia Sustainability automatically handles the conversion of greenhouse gas emissions into CO2 equivalents (CO2e), ensuring accurate reporting without any manual effort. All conversions and updates happen in the background, with Continia Sustainability handling everything for you. You don’t need to configure or adjust anything—the system ensures compliance and accuracy automatically.
CO2e represents the impact of six major greenhouse gases covered under the Kyoto Protocol. Each gas has a different warming effect on the atmosphere. To standardize measurements, Continia Sustainability expresses emissions in CO2e. To be able to integrate with Business Central Sustainability, Continia Sustainability converts these values back to their original gases.
Go to Set up > Global Warming Potential of Major Greenhouse Gases to view how Continia Sustainability predefines values based on IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports. These values are periodically reassessed, ensuring the most up-to-date emission factors are used. The system automatically:
- Converts kg CO2e into standard gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) when posting to the Sustainability Ledger Entry table.
- Uses the relevant IPCC assessment report (AR), as specified in the Emission Factor Dataset, to determine accurate conversion factors.
- Updates GWP values automatically—no manual input required.
Continia Sustainability tracks CO2e emissions for:
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Methane (CH4)
- Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
- Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
- Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6)
- Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- Additional greenhouse gases
Business Central Sustainability currently only supports the first three gases, but Continia ensures all emissions are properly converted and recorded.
If you create a custom Emission Factor Set (EFS), selecting the No. of Versions field takes you to the Emission Factor Set Versions page. The IPCC Assessment Report field lets you select a version. If you leave the field blank, Continia Sustainability automatically assigns the latest IPCC report values.