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Emission Factor
Intercity rail (i.e. Amtrak)
0.1411kgCO2e/passenger-mile
Emission factor summary
Emission intensity of intercity rail (i.e. Amtrak). The primary source is EPA Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories - Table 8 Business Travel and Employee Commuting - March 9 2018. NOTE: This dataset has been deprecated by the source and will be removed soon.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Intercity rail (i.e. Amtrak) |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Rail Travel |
| Source | GHG Protocol |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2021 |
| Year Released | 2021 |
| Emission Factor |
|
LCA Activity | fuel_combustion |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR4, AR5, AR6 |
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Activity ID
passenger_train-route_type_intercity-fuel_source_na
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225c8777-59b6-482b-b29b-28e0332f088a
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