Emission Factor
Car (average)
0.28345163
kgCO2e/mile
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Emission factor summary
Emission intensity of average car. The primary source is UK DEFRA Passenger vehicles 2019. WARNING: This emission factor has not passed our data validation process as the primary source reports the CH4 and N2O values in kg but the GHG protocol reports them in grams. We have included this for completeness to retain consistency with the source. NOTE: This dataset has been deprecated by the source.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Car (average) |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Vehicles |
| Source | GHG Protocol |
| Source Dataset | GHG Emissions Calculation Tool |
| Region | |
| Year | 2021 |
| Year Released | 2021 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | XX,XX |
LCA Activity | fuel_combustion |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | xxx |
| Data Versioning |
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