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Lignite (mine operation)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is lignite mine operation. The reference product is lignite. Lignite is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 8.8 MJ/kg. It is used as a solid fuel and is sourced from lignite mines. Its main applications are in the following sectors: domestic heating and agriculture. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/9928/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameLignite (mine operation)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Europe (Ecoinvent) (ECOINVENT_EUROPE)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
1983
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_lignite_lignite_mine_operation-fuel_use_na
UUID
e5c3ef66-7ddd-490c-838f-67fc77d2023d
Code Snippet
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