Emission Factor

International rail passenger train

0.0045kgCO2e/passenger-km

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for international rail passenger train including fuel consumption. The international rail factor is based on a passenger-km weighted average of the conversion factors for the following Eurostar routes: London-Brussels/London-Paris/London-Marne Le Vallee (Disney)/London-Avignon/London-Amsterdam/London to Bourg-Saint-Maurice (ski train). Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameInternational rail passenger train
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Travel
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.00446kg/passenger-km
  • CO20.00441 kg/passenger-km
  • CH48e-7 kg/passenger-km
  • N2O1.01e-7 kg/passenger-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_train-route_type_international_rail-fuel_source_na
UUID
17b69d8f-df17-4c44-a093-28a40a291536
Code Snippet
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