Assumptions

What is included?

General assumptions: Calculated per person with an average amount of passengers.

Material

Input for production and transport of primary fuel.

Production

Incl. production of road fuel.

Distribution

Incl. distribution of the fuel.

Use

Incl. burning fuel related emissions

End of life

End of life is not included.

  Carbon Footprint (CO2e)

We focus on carbon footprint (CO2e), the decisive factor affecting climate change. However, other dimensions should be taken in account before taking decisions, e.g. the water, the waste and the land footprint as well as the ethical perspective. Click here to learn more about CO2e.

Sources

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  2. DfT. (2019a). Light rail and tram statistics. (U. D. Transport, Producer) Retrieved April 10, 2019, from https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/light-rail-and-tram-statistics

  3. ACEA. (2019). WLTP Facts. Retrieved from https://wltpfacts.eu/

  4. EEA. (2019). Monitoring of CO2 emissions from passenger cars - Regulation (EC) No 443/2009. Retrieved April 10, 2019, from https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/co2-carsemission-39

  5. ORR. (2019a). Estimates of passenger and freight energy consumption and carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions - Table 2.101 (p). Retrieved 2019, from Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR): https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/html/html/31212a97-cf7a42d5-9fe3-a134b5c08b6a

  6. ICCT. (2017). FROM LABORATORY TO ROAD: A 2017 update of official and 'real-world' fuel consumption and CO2 values for passenger cars in Europe. International Council for Clean Transportation. Retrieved April 10, 2019, from https://www.theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/Lab-to-road-2017_ICCTwhite%20paper_06112017_vF.pdf

  7. Exergia et al. (2014). Study on actual GHG data for diesel, petrol, kerosene and natural gas. A study by Exergia, E3 Modelling and COWI for the European Commission, DG ENER. URL: https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/Study%20on%20Actual%20GHG %20Data%20Oil%20Gas_Project%20Interim%20Report.pdf

Contributors

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David
B.Sc. Environmental Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid