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Emission Factor

Cargo ship (vehicle carrier) - average

0.007452
kgCO2e/tonne-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity WTT for cargo ship for vehicle transport. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2019: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameCargo ship (vehicle carrier) - average
SectorTransport
CategorySea Freight
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2019
Region
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit Type
Weight Over Distance
Year
2019
Year Released
2019
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.007452kg/tonne-km
Scopes3.3, 3.4, 3.9
LCA Activity
well_to_tank
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
sea_freight-vessel_type_vehicle_carrier-route_type_na-vessel_length_na-tonnage_na-fuel_source_na
UUID
b5d98086-3187-4ae6-849d-74ab537a33dc
Code Snippet
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