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Transport - freight train (market for transport - freight train)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. This is delivering the service of transportation of 1 metric ton across the distance of 1 km. This service only considers the transportation of goods. The vehicle operates with diesel electricity or gard coal while it has a mass of 1000 Gt. The transport node indirectly considers empty trips (if any) by taking into account the total amount of freight transported throughout the lifetime of the mobile infrastructure. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameTransport - freight train (market for transport - freight train)
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Freight
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Europe without Switzerland (EU_EXP_CH)
Unit Type
Weight Over Distance
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_train-route_type_na-fuel_type_diesel_electricty_hard_coal-train_type_transport_freight_train_market_for_transport_freight_train
UUID
3e12097d-080c-4666-a76f-c3d0dba2791e
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