Emission Factor

Diesel (market for diesel)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Diesel' is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 42.8 MJ/kg. It is used as a liquid fuel and is sourced from fractional distillation of crude oil. Its main applications are in the following sectors: automotive, railroad, aviation, agricultural and military vehicle fuel. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameDiesel (market for diesel)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2016
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 11Version log
  • Replaced by: eb9a53fa-274f-4207-9222-8dd433cae978

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_diesel_market_for_diesel-fuel_use_na
UUID
625e32c4-585d-43d3-8618-447bb4f247ba_291fc06d-1b3e-4077-aabb-346b588ed24b
Code Snippet
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