Emission Factor

Rail freight train

0.0278kgCO2e/tonne-km

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity 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 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameRail freight train
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Freight
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2022
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.02782kg/tonne-km
  • CO20.02749 kg/tonne-km
  • CH48e-7 kg/tonne-km
  • N2O0.00000104 kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_train-route_type_na-fuel_type_na
UUID
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Code Snippet
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