United Kingdom

New Zealand

United States of America (the)

General cargo (average)

Bulk carrier (average)

RoRo-ferry

General cargo > 10000 dwt

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Average value. International shipping. Published by the Ministry for the Environment of New Zealand in 2020. Retrieved from 2020 Emission Factors Flat File.

Emission intensity for waterborne craft. Retrieved from the EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx).

Waterborne Craft (freight)

Emission intensity for waterborne craft. Retrieved from the 2024 GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

Property	Value
Name	General cargo (average) And 2 Other Names General cargo (average) Waterborne Craft (freight)
Sector	Transport
Category	Sea Freight
Source	BEIS, EPA, MfE
Region	United Kingdom (GB), New Zealand (NZ), United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type	Weight Over Distance
Year	2020 to 2024
LCA Activity	fuel_combustion, use_phase, well_to_tank

General cargo (average)

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General cargo > 10000 dwt

Emission Factor Name	Region	Source	Year	Unit
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2021	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2021	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2022	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2022	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2023	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2023	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2024	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2024	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	New Zealand	MfE	2020	WeightOverDistance
Waterborne Craft (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2021	WeightOverDistance
Waterborne Craft (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2022	WeightOverDistance
Waterborne Craft (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2023	WeightOverDistance
Waterborne Craft (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2024	WeightOverDistance