Emission Factor

Rail freight train

0.0067kgCO2e/tonne-km

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity WTT of goods transported by rail freight transport. Based on a mixture of emissions from diesel and electricity generation. Only emissions from direct fuel combustion or generation of electricity consumed are included. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameRail freight train
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Freight
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.0067kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
well_to_tank
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 4Version log
  • Replaced by: 17100683-6cbd-472e-8bdd-5c299d9d5342

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_train-route_type_na-fuel_type_na
UUID
cdb52863-a99b-4edd-9a15-d3cc7f2287b0
Code Snippet
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