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Emission Factor
Petrol car (average)
0.2901kgCO2e/mile
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Emission intensity of average petrol car. The primary source is UK DEFRA Passenger vehicles 2019. WARNING: This emission factor has not passed our data validation process as the primary source reports the CH4 and N2O values in kg but the GHG protocol reports them in grams. We have included this for completeness to retain consistency with the source. NOTE: This dataset has been deprecated by the source.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Petrol car (average) |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Vehicles |
| Source | GHG Protocol |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2021 |
| Year Released | 2021 |
| Emission Factor |
|
LCA Activity | fuel_combustion |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR4, AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
passenger_vehicle-vehicle_type_car-fuel_source_petrol-engine_size_na-vehicle_age_na-vehicle_weight_na
UUID
ccb87301-5e55-42a8-961f-3d78115e8e74
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