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Emission Factor

Light rail and tram passenger train

0.0286kgCO2e/passenger-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for light rail and tram passenger train including fuel consumption. The light rail factors were based on an average of factors for a range of UK tram and light rail systems. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameLight rail and tram passenger train
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Travel
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetUK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting
Region
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit Type
Passenger Over Distance
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.02861kg/passenger-km
  • CO20.02832 kg/passenger-km
  • CH40.0000044 kg/passenger-km
  • N2O6.04e-7 kg/passenger-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 4Version log
  • Replaced by: d79fe7ad-1421-4e93-acaf-ad3b981b43a8

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_train-route_type_light_rail_and_tram-fuel_source_na
UUID
424f9085-8d52-496c-a040-a954b230b365
Code Snippet
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