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Intercity Rail - National Average

0.114kgCO2e/passenger-mile

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of travel by intercity rail (Amtrak long-distance rail between major cities). Retrieved from the EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx).

PropertyValue
NameIntercity Rail - National Average
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Travel
SourceEPA
Region
United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type
Passenger Over Distance
Year
2022
Year Released
2022
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
9d0fc796-f29a-4f52-a324-0e7c29e2398d
Code Snippet
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