Cloud Computing Embodied CPU Emissions

Cloud Computing - Embodied CPU

This endpoint calculates the embodied emissions, meaning the emissions related to the manufacturing and disposal of the physical components, expressed per CPU hour over the expected lifetime of the hardware.

EndPoint : POST - /compute/{provider_id}/embodied

We currently support three providers – azure, aws and gcp

Request : Azure Embodied CPU

{
    "instance": "e20a_v4",
    "instance_count": 2300,
    "duration": 450,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
}

Request Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Description
instance	string	The specific virtual machine instance type you are using. (required)
instance_count	integer	Virtual Machine Instance count. (required)
duration	float	Amount of time. (required)
duration_unit	string	Unit of duration/time. Accepted values are hour, min, and sec. Default unit is hour. (optional)
year	integer	The year the embodied usage occurred in carbon emissions. (optional)
audit_trail	string	Valid values are 'enabled' or 'disabled'. If enabled, detailed information is shown in response; if disabled, it provides concise information. (optional)

Response : Azure Embodied CPU

{
    "co2e": 12217.23,
    "co2e_unit": "kg",
    "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
    "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
    "emission_factor": {
        "name": "AZURE - Embodied emissions - E2a – E96a v4 - E20a v4 - EPYC 2nd Gen",
        "activity_id": "cpu-provider_azure-type_e2a_e96a_v4_e20a_v4_epyc_2nd_gen",
        "id": "147e3bab18909a89e2e07ecb60a19afc6c19755f50aa5891761581196856c8a8",
        "access_type": "public",
        "source": "CCF",
        "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
        "year": 2021,
        "region": "GLOBAL",
        "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
        "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
        "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
    },
    "constituent_gases": {
        "co2e_total": 12217.23,
        "co2e_other": null,
        "co2": null,
        "ch4": null,
        "n2o": null
    },
    "activity_data": {
        "activity_value": 1035000.0,
        "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
    },
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
}

Response Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Description
co2e	float	Emission factor carbon dioxide equivalent.
co2e_unit	string	The unit in which the co2e field is expressed.
co2e_calculation_method	string	Which calculation methodology was used for the calculation.
co2e_calculation_origin	string	Whether the data source or EarthEmission made the calculation.
emission_factor	Object	The emission factor that was used for the calculation.
constituent_gases	Object	Indicates which constituent gases the emission factor is composed of.
activity_data	Object	Indicates the parameters which were multiplied by the factor to estimate emissions.
audit_trail	string	Indicates whether Audit trail was enabled for this request.

emission_factor:

Attribute	Type	Description
name	string	Emission factor name.
id	string	Unique ID for this emission factor.
activity_id	string	ID for the activity the emission factor applies to. Multiple factors can share the same activity_id, e.g., if they're from different sources or regions.
factor	float	The emission factor value, indicating the amount of emissions in kg per unit of activity.
access_type	string	Data access type: private or public. Public factors are available to all, while private factors are only accessible to you.
source	string	Emission factor publisher.
source_dataset	string	Dataset published by the source.
year	integer	Most relevant year for the emission factor according to the source.
region	string	Geographic region the emission factor applies to.
category	string	Emission factor category.
source_lca_activity	string	Associated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) activity.
data_quality_flags	string	List of data quality flags for this emission factor. An empty list means no detected data quality issues.

constituent_gases:

Attribute	Type	Description
co2e_total	float or null	The total amount of GHG emitted per unit of activity expressed as kgCO2e, as reported by the source. It is null for Earthemission-performed calculations.
co2e_other	float or null	The total amount of GHG emitted that are not CO2, CH4 or N2O - expressed in kgCO2e emitted per unit of activity, as reported by the source.
co2	float or null	The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted per unit of activity expressed as kgCO2, as reported by the source.
ch4	float or null	The amount of methane (CH4) emitted per unit of activity expressed as kgCH4, as reported by the source.
n2o	float or null	The amount of nitrous oxide (N2O) emitted per unit of activity expressed as kgN2O, as reported by the source.

activity_data:

Attribute	Type	Description
activity_value	float	The value of the activity that was used for the calculation.
activity_unit	string	The unit of the activity that was used for the calculation.

Request : AWS Embodied CPU

{
    "instance": "r4.8xlarge",
    "instance_count": 360,
    "duration": 70,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "year": 2021,
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
}

Response : AWS Embodied CPU

{
    "co2e": 567.93,
    "co2e_unit": "kg",
    "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
    "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
    "emission_factor": {
        "name": "AWS - Embodied emissions - r4.8xlarge - Xeon E5-2686 v4",
        "activity_id": "cpu-provider_aws-type_r4.8xlarge_xeon_e5_2686_v4",
        "id": "07c943d76a0ba365e1981f770c8d418cb0b4db596e71f86d1f9d47981aed8ef6",
        "access_type": "public",
        "source": "CCF",
        "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
        "year": 2021,
        "region": "GLOBAL",
        "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
        "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
        "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
    },
    "constituent_gases": {
        "co2e_total": 567.93,
        "co2e_other": null,
        "co2": null,
        "ch4": null,
        "n2o": null
    },
    "activity_data": {
        "activity_value": 25200.0,
        "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
    },
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
}

Request : GCP Embodied CPU

{
    "instance": "n1_standard_8",
    "instance_count": 45,
    "duration": 3.56,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "year": 2021,
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
}

Response : GCP Embodied CPU

{
    "co2e": 0.65,
    "co2e_unit": "kg",
    "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
    "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
    "emission_factor": {
        "name": "GCP - Embodied emissions - n1 - n1-standard-8 - Haswell",
        "activity_id": "cpu-provider_gcp-type_n1_n1_standard_8_haswell",
        "id": "03f6d3928e956b5c4505d5628adcffeb93c5ef80af1989b47c38d0e0311e7aae",
        "access_type": "public",
        "source": "CCF",
        "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
        "year": 2021,
        "region": "GLOBAL",
        "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
        "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
        "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
    },
    "constituent_gases": {
        "co2e_total": 0.65,
        "co2e_other": null,
        "co2": null,
        "ch4": null,
        "n2o": null
    },
    "activity_data": {
        "activity_value": 160.2,
        "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
    },
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
}

Cloud Computing - Batch - Embodied CPU

For bulk data-processing, the Cloud Computing – Embodied has a batch endpoint variant allowing for multiple calculations with one API call.

EndPoint : POST -/compute/{provider_id}/embodied/batch

We currently support three providers – azure, aws and gcp

Request : Batch Azure Embodied CPU

[
{
    "instance": "a4_v2",
    "instance_count": 300,
    "duration": 40,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
},
{
    "instance": "a4m_v2",
    "instance_count": 200,
    "duration": 50,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
},
{
    "instance": "a8_v2",
    "instance_count": 100,
    "duration": 40,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
}
]

Response : Batch Azure Embodied CPU

[
    {
        "co2e": 210.96,
        "co2e_unit": "kg",
        "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
        "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
        "emission_factor": {
            "name": "AZURE - Embodied emissions - Av2 Standard - A4 v2",
            "activity_id": "cpu-provider_azure-type_av2_standard_a4_v2",
            "id": "50c1b2f02a98d64b7bc7cb27efa9f40eaeec4fa791e5385e063637f2d5e7b611",
            "access_type": "public",
            "source": "CCF",
            "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
            "year": 2021,
            "region": "GLOBAL",
            "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
            "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
            "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
        },
        "constituent_gases": {
            "co2e_total": 210.96,
            "co2e_other": null,
            "co2": null,
            "ch4": null,
            "n2o": null
        },
        "activity_data": {
            "activity_value": 12000.0,
            "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
        },
        "audit_trail": "enabled"
    },
    {
        "co2e": 175.8,
        "co2e_unit": "kg",
        "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
        "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
        "emission_factor": {
            "name": "AZURE - Embodied emissions - Av2 Standard - A4m v2",
            "activity_id": "cpu-provider_azure-type_av2_standard_a4m_v2",
            "id": "132719a0374907adba7cdcdc3313b44326cf0ddffa25721ab9d2a0e21ef79ab3",
            "access_type": "public",
            "source": "CCF",
            "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
            "year": 2021,
            "region": "GLOBAL",
            "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
            "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
            "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
        },
        "constituent_gases": {
            "co2e_total": 175.8,
            "co2e_other": null,
            "co2": null,
            "ch4": null,
            "n2o": null
        },
        "activity_data": {
            "activity_value": 10000.0,
            "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
        },
        "audit_trail": "enabled"
    },
    {
        "co2e": 140.64,
        "co2e_unit": "kg",
        "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
        "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
        "emission_factor": {
            "name": "AZURE - Embodied emissions - Av2 Standard - A8 v2",
            "activity_id": "cpu-provider_azure-type_av2_standard_a8_v2",
            "id": "718153a6b2424973834e14da43d6b1607e789a529f62948382608e97ad319e5e",
            "access_type": "public",
            "source": "CCF",
            "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
            "year": 2021,
            "region": "GLOBAL",
            "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
            "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
            "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
        },
        "constituent_gases": {
            "co2e_total": 140.64,
            "co2e_other": null,
            "co2": null,
            "ch4": null,
            "n2o": null
        },
        "activity_data": {
            "activity_value": 4000.0,
            "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
        },
        "audit_trail": "enabled"
    }
]

Request : Batch AWS Embodied CPU

[
{
    "instance": "c1.medium",
    "instance_count": 300,
    "duration": 40,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
},
{
    "instance": "a1.2xlarge",
    "instance_count": 200,
    "duration": 50,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
},
{
    "instance": "a1.medium",
    "instance_count": 100,
    "duration": 40,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
}
]

Response : Batch AWS Embodied CPU

[
    {
        "co2e": 22.2,
        "co2e_unit": "kg",
        "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
        "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
        "emission_factor": {
            "name": "AWS - Embodied emissions - c1.medium - Xeon E5-2651 v2",
            "activity_id": "cpu-provider_aws-type_c1.medium_xeon_e5_2651_v2",
            "id": "f43b69301e3e4ea7f16d0d6af1adb76970e1560449585ce5ad8fbcf7265efa4b",
            "access_type": "public",
            "source": "CCF",
            "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
            "year": 2021,
            "region": "GLOBAL",
            "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
            "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
            "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
        },
        "constituent_gases": {
            "co2e_total": 22.2,
            "co2e_other": null,
            "co2": null,
            "ch4": null,
            "n2o": null
        },
        "activity_data": {
            "activity_value": 12000.0,
            "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
        },
        "audit_trail": "enabled"
    },
    {
        "co2e": 147.71,
        "co2e_unit": "kg",
        "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
        "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
        "emission_factor": {
            "name": "AWS - Embodied emissions - a1.2xlarge - Graviton",
            "activity_id": "cpu-provider_aws-type_a1.2xlarge_graviton",
            "id": "a3a7090020a02c4a34cb13e348cd8a315f6bb745de6bb8df93ee3c3075e2d7b1",
            "access_type": "public",
            "source": "CCF",
            "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
            "year": 2021,
            "region": "GLOBAL",
            "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
            "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
            "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
        },
        "constituent_gases": {
            "co2e_total": 147.71,
            "co2e_other": null,
            "co2": null,
            "ch4": null,
            "n2o": null
        },
        "activity_data": {
            "activity_value": 10000.0,
            "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
        },
        "audit_trail": "enabled"
    },
    {
        "co2e": 7.39,
        "co2e_unit": "kg",
        "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
        "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
        "emission_factor": {
            "name": "AWS - Embodied emissions - a1.medium - Graviton",
            "activity_id": "cpu-provider_aws-type_a1.medium_graviton",
            "id": "fe79d1127c95a157320f9c52687746439642dc4c31f78cda62eb10d7bc6b9261",
            "access_type": "public",
            "source": "CCF",
            "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
            "year": 2021,
            "region": "GLOBAL",
            "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
            "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
            "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
        },
        "constituent_gases": {
            "co2e_total": 7.39,
            "co2e_other": null,
            "co2": null,
            "ch4": null,
            "n2o": null
        },
        "activity_data": {
            "activity_value": 4000.0,
            "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
        },
        "audit_trail": "enabled"
    }
]

Request : Batch GCP Embodied CPU

[
{
    "instance": "a2_highgpu_4g",
    "instance_count": 400,
    "duration": 30,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
},
{
    "instance": "e2_medium",
    "instance_count": 100,
    "duration": 50,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
},
{
    "instance": "e2_standard_32",
    "instance_count": 1500,
    "duration": 40,
    "duration_unit": "hour",
    "audit_trail": "enabled"
}
]

Response : Batch GCP Embodied CPU

[
    {
        "co2e": 947.72,
        "co2e_unit": "kg",
        "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
        "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
        "emission_factor": {
            "name": "GCP - Embodied emissions - a2-highgpu-4g - Cascade Lake",
            "activity_id": "cpu-provider_gcp-type_a2_a2_highgpu_4g_cascade_lake",
            "id": "ca46b3d1f7079af498b268c63958b3576a2a291911c25bbeb653e96dd1f5e6dc",
            "access_type": "public",
            "source": "CCF",
            "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
            "year": 2021,
            "region": "GLOBAL",
            "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
            "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
            "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
        },
        "constituent_gases": {
            "co2e_total": 947.72,
            "co2e_other": null,
            "co2": null,
            "ch4": null,
            "n2o": null
        },
        "activity_data": {
            "activity_value": 12000.0,
            "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
        },
        "audit_trail": "enabled"
    },
    {
        "co2e": 11.34,
        "co2e_unit": "kg",
        "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
        "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
        "emission_factor": {
            "name": "GCP - Embodied emissions - e2 Shared-core - e2-medium - Haswell",
            "activity_id": "cpu-provider_gcp-type_e2_shared_core_e2_medium_haswell",
            "id": "191f3d80449e5e193a565ddb4b4cebcc7f280b72dc31abc504dd2beb8fbed883",
            "access_type": "public",
            "source": "CCF",
            "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
            "year": 2021,
            "region": "GLOBAL",
            "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
            "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
            "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
        },
        "constituent_gases": {
            "co2e_total": 11.34,
            "co2e_other": null,
            "co2": null,
            "ch4": null,
            "n2o": null
        },
        "activity_data": {
            "activity_value": 5000.0,
            "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
        },
        "audit_trail": "enabled"
    },
    {
        "co2e": 2176.97,
        "co2e_unit": "kg",
        "co2e_calculation_method": "ar4",
        "co2e_calculation_origin": "source",
        "emission_factor": {
            "name": "GCP - Embodied emissions - e2 - e2-standard-32 - Broadwell",
            "activity_id": "cpu-provider_gcp-type_e2_e2_standard_32_broadwell",
            "id": "1805de109dcaa6d35aed11e0c3266575f95920b3633bbad191136a2a282b49ee",
            "access_type": "public",
            "source": "CCF",
            "source_dataset": "Derived from CCF models",
            "year": 2021,
            "region": "GLOBAL",
            "category": "Cloud Computing - CPU",
            "source_lca_activity": "upstream-end_of_life",
            "data_quality_flags": "['notable_methodological_variance']"
        },
        "constituent_gases": {
            "co2e_total": 2176.97,
            "co2e_other": null,
            "co2": null,
            "ch4": null,
            "n2o": null
        },
        "activity_data": {
            "activity_value": 60000.0,
            "activity_unit": "instance-hour"
        },
        "audit_trail": "enabled"
    }
]