# How do I count emissions from a charcoal tandoor in a restaurant?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/tandoor-charcoal-emissions-restaurant

CO2 from burning charcoal made from wood is biogenic, so report it separately from Scope 1. The methane and nitrous oxide from burning still count in Scope 1, and charcoal making releases methane upstream (Scope 3). An LPG or electric tandoor moves emissions to fossil Scope 1 or to Scope 2.

## What to record

- Kg of charcoal bought each month, from invoices.
- Supplier and whether it is wood or coal-based.

## Switching options

- LPG tandoor: 2.98 kg CO2 per kg of LPG, fossil Scope 1.
- Electric tandoor: kWh x 0.710, Scope 2.

## If the charcoal is from coal

Coal-based briquettes are fossil, so their CO2 counts fully in Scope 1.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads fuel invoices and electricity bills and applies IPCC 2006 factors and the CEA grid factor (0.710 kg CO2 per kWh), so you can compare Scope 1 and 2 before and after a change from the documents themselves.

- [Induction vs LPG canteen](https://senseible.earth/answers/induction-vs-lpg-canteen-kitchen-emissions)
- [Biomass CH4 and N2O](https://senseible.earth/answers/biomass-boiler-ch4-n2o-still-scope-1)
- [Charcoal kiln methane](https://senseible.earth/answers/charcoal-kiln-methane-pig-iron-footprint)

Sources: [2006 IPCC Guidelines, Volume 2 Energy](https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/vol2.html), [GHG Protocol Corporate Standard](https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard), [GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard](https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-value-chain-scope-3-standard)

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.