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Emission Factor
Petrol car (average) - Passenger vehicles
0.1645kgCO2e/km
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Emission intensity of passenger vehicles. Passenger vehicles conversion factors should be used to report travel in cars and on motorcycles that are owned or controlled by the reporting organisation. This does not include employee-owned vehicles that are used for business purposes. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Petrol car (average) - Passenger vehicles |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Vehicles |
| Source | BEIS |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2024 |
| Year Released | 2024 |
| Emission Factor |
|
LCA Activity | fuel_combustion |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR4, AR5, AR6 |
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passenger_vehicle-vehicle_type_car-fuel_source_petrol-engine_size_na-vehicle_age_na-vehicle_weight_na
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