Review emission metrics and definitions

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Some or all of this functionality is available as part of a preview release. The content and the functionality are subject to change.

This article provides definitions for the emission measures that are available in the azure_emissions table and emissions_summary table in the Azure emissions insights capability.

  • DateKey: Date and month of emission computation

  • Enrollment Number: The enrollment ID or billing ID of the EA Direct, MCA, or MPA account to which you have administrator privileges.

  • Subscription ID and Subscription Name: ID and name of the subscription associated with the enrollment/billing ID.

  • Meter GUID: Unique identifier of the meter associated with the measurement of the usage of the corresponding Azure resource.

  • Azure Region: Region where the Azure resource was deployed while creating the workload.

  • Metered Service: Provides details of the resource/service type. For example: Compute, Network, Storage.

  • Service Category: Provides details on the category of the Azure resource. For example: Ingress, Egress, Storage.

  • Resource Group: Contains the Azure resource group name to which the resource belongs.

  • Total Usage: Normalized cost metric associated with all Azure service types excluding discounts and other variables.

  • Version: Identifier for the versioning of the data in the table.

  • Resource Name: Provided name of the resource in the subscription.

  • Batch ID: Internal identification for the emissions computation batch.

  • Scope 1 Carbon Emission: Direct greenhouse gas emissions from onsite fuel combustion (generators, vehicle fleet).

  • Scope 2 Market Carbon Emission: Indirect greenhouse gas emissions such as emissions from electricity providers offset by renewable energy purchases.

  • Scope 3 Carbon Emission: Other indirect greenhouse gas emissions from the value chain.

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