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Transportation CO2 Equivalency Values
Transportation ProcessUnitLbs. of CO2
Van 3.5 ton/ ton mile0.19
Truck 16 ton/ ton mile0.16
Truck 28 ton/ ton mile 0.12
Truck 40 ton/ ton mile 0.11
Automobile, 20 mpg/ ton mile 0.24
Automobile, 50 mpg/ ton mile 0.094
Ship, oceanic freight/ ton mile 0.015
Train, freight/ ton mile 0.02
Air, freight, regional/ ton mile 2.8
Air, freight, intercontinental/ ton mile 1.6
Source: Okala: learning ecological design, page 53.
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