Non-renewable primary energy used as energy carrier
Measurement answer
What this metric measures
Reports Non-renewable primary energy used as energy carrier (PENRE) as an International EPD GPI 5 result for each declared or functional unit and life-cycle stage or module. Those reporting axes remain dimensions of one metric identity.
Specification
Metric specification
- Result format
- Structured table
- Unit
- MJ, net calorific value - reported per declared or functional unit and life-cycle module
- Reporting basis
- EPD reference period and product-system data period, reported with the declaration validity context
- Aggregation
- Keep results separated by declared or functional unit and life-cycle stage or module; aggregate only compatible product systems, PCRs, units, stages and geographies.
- Pillar
- Environmental
- Topic
- Climate, energy and product life-cycle impacts
- Controlled domain
- Products and life-cycle assessment
- Entity type
- Metric
Reporting boundary
The product system, declared or functional unit, life-cycle stages or modules and cut-off or allocation rules established by GPI 5 and the applicable PCR.
Verified source occurrences
Framework coverage
This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.
- Measurement AuthoritySource evidence
International EPD System
- Publisher
- EPD International AB / International EPD System
- Edition
- Default indicator list Version 3.0, 10 December 2024; governed by GPI 5.0.1
- Requirement
- Not Specified
- Relationship
- Defines Measurement
- Mapping outcome
- Direct Evidence
- Source locator
- Primary energy resources - Non-renewable; Used as energy carriers; PENRE
- Measurement Authoritynonrenewable-primary-energy-carrier
International EPD System
- Publisher
- EPD International AB / International EPD System
- Edition
- GPI 5.0.1 (27 February 2025) with default indicator list Version 3.0
- Requirement
- Mandatory
- Relationship
- Maps Source Identity
- Mapping outcome
- Published
- Source locator
- GPI 5 default indicator list Version 3.0; Primary energy resources - Non-renewable; Used as energy carriers
Value structure
Dimensions and units
- Unit
- MJ, net calorific value - reported per declared or functional unit and life-cycle module
- Reporting basis
- EPD reference period and product-system data period, reported with the declaration validity context
Unit meaning: Report MJ, net calorific value using the applicable GPI 5 method, declared or functional unit, life-cycle model and PCR.
Table fields and units
- Non-renewable primary energy used as energy carrier (MJ, net calorific value)
- Declared or functional unit and reference flow
- Life-cycle stage or module
- Product, geography and applicable PCR
- Method, data-quality and scenario notes
Published dimensions
- declared or functional unit
- life-cycle stage or module
- product or product group
- geography and applicable PCR
- requirement status and construction-product applicability
Disclosure method
Formula information
- Status
- Not applicable
- Formula type
- Structured Disclosure
Disclosure form
Report the source-defined characterized or inventory result by life-cycle moduleThe governed indicator list establishes the named result, unit and reporting dimensions. Preserve the applicable GPI, PCR, life-cycle inventory and characterization method rather than inventing a universal arithmetic expression.
Verified sources
Evidence and status sources
Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.
Measurement evidence
- Measurement evidenceChecked 31 August 2026
GPI 5 default environmental performance indicators
- Publisher
- EPD International AB / International EPD System
- Edition
- Default indicator list Version 3.0, 10 December 2024; governed by GPI 5.0.1
- Locator
- Primary energy resources - Non-renewable; Used as energy carriers; PENRE
Supports: The official International EPD System source establishes the identity, unit, applicability and life-cycle reporting basis of “Non-renewable primary energy used as energy carrier”.
Open official source
Use with context
Interpretation boundaries
Method disclosures required
Source-edition basis: GPI 5.0.1 (27 February 2025) with default indicator list Version 3.0
- State the declared or functional unit and reference flow.
- Report the life-cycle stage or module for every result and preserve omitted or not-applicable modules.
- Identify the product or product group, geography, PCR and EPD programme rules applied.
- Disclose allocation, cut-off, data-quality, characterization, scenario and end-of-life assumptions.
- State whether the result is mandatory by default and that it is mandatory for construction products.
Record-specific limitations
- Declared or functional units and life-cycle stages are dimensions, not separate metric identities.
- Results are comparable only when product systems, PCRs, units, modules, datasets and characterization methods are aligned.
- Default requirement status differs for non-construction and construction products; it does not change the measured identity.
Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.
Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.