Emission Factor

General cargo (average)

0.003kgCO2e/tonne-km

Emission factor summary

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.

PropertyValue
NameGeneral cargo (average)
SectorTransport
CategorySea Freight
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.002972kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
well_to_tank
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4

API Reference

Activity ID
sea_freight-vessel_type_cargo-route_type_na-vessel_length_na-tonnage_na-fuel_source_na
UUID
1540fe31-477b-4ba8-b5fd-0c9a547ee8f5
Code Snippet
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