Emission Factor

Cable yarding (yarding - sled yarder)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is yarding, sled yarder. The Reference Product is cable yarding. This is delivering the service of cable yarding. Cable yarding is the process of transporting logs to the landing using a stationary winching machine (a yarder) and a system of heavy wire rope. The service represents 1 productive machine hour (PMS), referring to the operational time of the cable yarder machine including breaks up to 15 minutes. It includes machinery infrastructure, the input of diesel fuel, lubricants/greases, transportation, emissions, end-of-life. The input of wood is excluded and should be added manually. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/11153/documentation

PropertyValue
NameCable yarding (yarding - sled yarder)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryTimber and Forestry Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/hour
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
timber_forestry-type_cable_yarding_yarding_sled_yarder
UUID
dbcd8451-4e0f-4729-9743-c3354a32a678
Code Snippet
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