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Emission Factor

Rail (freight)

0.0222kgCO2e/ton-mile

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of goods transported by rail. Retrieved from the EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx).

PropertyValue
NameRail (freight)
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Freight
SourceEPA
Source DatasetGHG Emission Factors Hub
Region
United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type
Weight Over Distance
Year
2022
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.02221kg/ton-mile
  • CO20.022 kg/ton-mile
  • CH40.0000017 kg/ton-mile
  • N2O6e-7 kg/ton-mile
LCA Activity
use_phase
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_train-route_type_na-fuel_type_na
UUID
9cd5dfb0-bccd-4485-b0df-6556173971a1
Code Snippet
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