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T-1B2-A-4 - Coal freight rail

Definition

This emission source is defined by the IPCC in TBD.

Transition Elements

This activity has the following mitigation options modelled as transition elements:

Activity Model

This emission source is modelled with Combustion as:

WORK:
combustion
(kwh)
OPERATIONS:
(kwh)
energy_intensity_freight_coal_railway
(kwh/person_km)
stock_freight_coal_rail
EMISSIONS
STOCK
RESOURCE:
coal
(kwh)
1
(kwh/kwh)
emission_factor_coal_kwh_to_co2e (g_co2e/kwh)

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
emission_factor_coal_kwh_to_co2e g_co2e_kwh Emission factor coal
energy_intensity_freight_coal_railway kwh_tonne_km Energy intensity of freight coal railway
stock_freight_coal_rail tonne_km Stock of freight coal rail operations

YAML Specification

version: 2.1.0
operation:
  growthType: false
  variable: stock_freight_coal_rail
work:
- name: combustion
  unitOfMeasure: kwh
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: kwh/person_km
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - energy_intensity_freight_coal_railway
  input:
  - resource: coal
    unitOfMeasure: kwh
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: kwh/kwh
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/kwh
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_coal_kwh_to_co2e