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Emission Factor
Rail
0.0232kgCO2e/ton-mile
Emission factor summary
Emission intensity of rail. The primary source is EPA Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories - Table 8 Business Travel and Employee Commuting - March 9 2018. NOTE: GHG protocol reports as source table Table 8 but the emission factors for CO2 CH4 and N2O are actually reported in Table 9 Upstream Transportation and Distribution and Downstream Transportation and Distribution. NOTE: This dataset has been deprecated by the source and will be removed soon.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Rail |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Rail Freight |
| 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
freight_train-route_type_na-fuel_type_na
UUID
8b1a84c5-dfb1-4980-aa25-d84794b1937a
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