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Intercity rail (i.e. Amtrak)

0.1411kgCO2e/passenger-mile

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of intercity rail (i.e. Amtrak). The primary source is EPA Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories - Table 8 Business Travel and Employee Commuting - March 9 2018. NOTE: This dataset has been deprecated by the source.

PropertyValue
NameIntercity rail (i.e. Amtrak)
SectorTransport
CategoryRail Travel
SourceGHG Protocol
Source DatasetGHG Emissions Calculation Tool
Region
United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type
Passenger Over Distance
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.1411kg/passenger-mile
  • CO20.14 kg/passenger-mile
  • CH40.0000087 kg/passenger-mile
  • N2O0.0000031 kg/passenger-mile
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_train-route_type_intercity-fuel_source_na
UUID
d5d42928-38a9-4c56-afb9-22c567ecb9e1
Code Snippet
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