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Emission Factor
Car (average)
0.2835kgCO2e/mile
Emission factor summary
Emission intensity of average car. The primary source is UK DEFRA Passenger vehicles 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Car (average) |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Vehicles |
| 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 |
API Reference
Activity ID
passenger_vehicle-vehicle_type_car-fuel_source_na-engine_size_na-vehicle_age_na-vehicle_weight_na
UUID
7ae4508d-6501-4029-bb8f-f4e0b5ca2eb0
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