Rail freight

0.02221446

kgCO₂e/ton-mile

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

Property	Value
Name	Rail freight
Sector	Transport
Category	Rail Freight
Source	EPA
Source Dataset	2022 GHG Emission Factors Hub
Region	United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type	Weight Over Distance
Year	2022
Year Released	2022
Emission Factor	CO₂e0.02221446kg/ton-mile CO₂0.022 kg/ton-mile CH₄0.0000017 kg/ton-mile N₂O6e-7 kg/ton-mile
Scopes	3.4, 3.9
LCA Activity	use_phase
CO₂e Calculation Origin	Climatiq
CO₂e Calculation Method	AR6
Supported CO₂e Calculation Method	AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning	Status: Current

Activity ID

freight_train-route_type_na-fuel_type_na

UUID

ace0750c-4e64-4926-a0be-3a846a591650

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