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Intercity Rail - National Average

0.114kgCO2e/passenger-mile

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of travel by intercity rail (Amtrak long-distance rail between major cities). Retrieved from the 2024 GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameIntercity Rail - National Average
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Travel
SourceEPA
Region
United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type
Passenger Over Distance
Year
2024
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.114kg/passenger-mile
  • CO20.113 kg/passenger-mile
  • CH40.0000092 kg/passenger-mile
  • N2O0.0000026 kg/passenger-mile
LCA Activity
use_phase
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_train-route_type_intercity-fuel_source_na
UUID
1a3dd805-7b3a-40f8-9b3d-6fddc6220f84
Code Snippet
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