Emission Factor

Rail freight train

0.0067kgCO2e/tonne-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity WTT of goods transported by rail freight transport. Based on a mixture of emissions from diesel and electricity generation. Only emissions from direct fuel combustion or generation of electricity consumed are included. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameRail freight train
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Freight
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetUK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.0067kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
well_to_tank
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 4Version log
  • Replaced by: 17100683-6cbd-472e-8bdd-5c299d9d5342

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_train-route_type_na-fuel_type_na
UUID
cdb52863-a99b-4edd-9a15-d3cc7f2287b0
Code Snippet
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