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Emission Factor

Road freight diesel rigid HGV (over 17 tonnes) average Laden

0.17927
kgCO2e/tonne-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for goods transported by diesel HGV (>17t) with average laden. Emissions from fuel combustion only. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2018: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameRoad freight diesel rigid HGV (over 17 tonnes) average Laden
SectorTransport
CategoryRoad Freight
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2018
Region
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit Type
Weight Over Distance
Year
2018
Year Released
2018
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.17927kg/tonne-km
  • CO20.17673 kg/tonne-km
  • CH40.0000023968 kg/tonne-km
  • N2O0.00000832348993289 kg/tonne-km
Scopes3.4, 3.9
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_vehicle-vehicle_type_hgv_rigid-fuel_source_diesel-vehicle_weight_gt_17t-percentage_load_avg
UUID
fb0a80d4-4dee-4ab2-96f9-531538a9ab97
Code Snippet
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