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Emission Factor
Rail transport services
1.175kgCO2e/gbp
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Emission intensity of supply chain in GBP spent. Provided by BEIS/DEFRA in the official report on UK and England's carbon footprint to 2022. Retrieved from the UK full dataset 1990 - 2022 including conversion factors by SIC code (sheets: ghg_sic_mult and co2_sic_mult).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Rail transport services |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Rail Freight |
| Source | BEIS |
| Source Dataset | UK and England's carbon footprint to 2022 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2020 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
|
LCA Activity | unknown |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
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Activity ID
freight_train-route_type_na-fuel_type_na
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