Carbon Footprint:
Freight | Rail

1000 km of Rail Freight for one 2kg package is equivalent to:
0.05kg CO2e
0.3 km of driving
0.03 m3 of CO2 Gas

Carbon footprints are based on many factors that are in flux, for example where a product is made, what fuels that energy system uses, how far it has to travel to reach its end destination and so on. For this reason, the carbon footprint of any individual product will change. The numbers provided are overall representations of carbon footprint provided to give context about what is generally higher or lower, not individual calculations for your own individual situation.

Amount of CO2 Gas

Compared to the size of a human.

1000 km of Rail Freight for one 2kg package is equivalent to 0.03m3 of CO2 Gas.

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Freight | Air
1000 km of air freight for one 2kg package.
1000 km of air freight for one 2kg package is equivalent to 4.42kg CO2e, or 22.4km of driving.
1000 km of air freight for one 2kg package is equivalent to 4.42kg CO2e.
4.42
kg CO2e
Freight | Road/Truck
1000 km of Road Freight for one 2kg package.
1000 km of Road Freight for one 2kg package is equivalent to 0.21kg CO2e, or 1.1km of driving.
1000 km of Road Freight for one 2kg package is equivalent to 0.21kg CO2e.
0.21
kg CO2e
Freight | Rail
1000 km of Rail Freight for one 2kg package.
1000 km of Rail Freight for one 2kg package is equivalent to 0.05kg CO2e, or 0.3km of driving.
1000 km of Rail Freight for one 2kg package is equivalent to 0.05kg CO2e.
0.05
kg CO2e
Freight | Shipping
1000 km of Shipping Freight for one 2kg package.
1000 km of Shipping Freight for one 2kg package is equivalent to 0.03kg CO2e, or 0.2km of driving.
1000 km of Shipping Freight for one 2kg package is equivalent to 0.03kg CO2e.
0.03
kg CO2e
Freight | Air
4.42
kg CO2e
Freight | Road/Truck
0.21
kg CO2e
Freight | Rail
0.05
kg CO2e
Freight | Shipping
0.03
kg CO2e

Source information

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2020

How we calculate Equivalent Kilometers
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