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Emission Factor

Rail - freight train

0.0331kgCO2e/tonne-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of rail - freight train. The primary source is UK DEFRA Freighting goods 2019. WARNING: This emission factor has not passed our data validation process as the primary source reports the CH4 and N2O values in kg but the GHG protocol reports them in grams. We have included this for completeness to retain consistency with the source. NOTE: This dataset has been deprecated by the source and will be removed soon.

PropertyValue
NameRail - freight train
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Freight
SourceGHG Protocol
Source DatasetGHG Emissions Calculation Tool
Region
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit Type
Weight Over Distance
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.03307kg/tonne-km
  • CO20.03299 kg/tonne-km
  • CH43e-8 kg/tonne-km
  • N2O3.1e-7 kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 9Version log
  • Replaced by: 04901166-5dc2-4873-8df3-23d4b81d6938

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_train-route_type_na-fuel_type_na
UUID
24f6c43d-c8c0-4d83-9640-b891f198b35a
Code Snippet
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