Emission Factor

Light rail and tram passenger train

0.0286kgCO2e/passenger-km

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for light rail and tram passenger train including fuel consumption. The light rail factors were based on an average of factors for a range of UK tram and light rail systems. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameLight rail and tram passenger train
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Travel
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.02861kg/passenger-km
  • CO20.02832 kg/passenger-km
  • CH40.0000044 kg/passenger-km
  • N2O6.04e-7 kg/passenger-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_train-route_type_light_rail_and_tram-fuel_source_na
UUID
d79fe7ad-1421-4e93-acaf-ad3b981b43a8
Code Snippet
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