Browse emission factors
Carbon emission factors in kg CO2e per unit of process, from the AusLCI database. See Emission Factors for what each method means, or to download the full spreadsheets.
2012 factors found
| Process ↑ | Unit | Type | Category | Carbon neutrality | Total | Fossil | Biogenic | Land use change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lentils, dryland, Granite Belt , AU-NSW, lentils production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.86 | -0.63 | 0.86 | -1.48 | 0.00 |
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Lentils, dryland, Mallee , AU-SA, lentils production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.15 | -1.23 | 0.15 | -1.38 | 0.00 |
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Lentils, dryland, Riverina , AU-VIC, lentils production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.15 | -1.31 | 0.14 | -1.45 | 0.00 |
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Lentils, dryland, S Coast , AU-SA, lentils production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.14 | -1.24 | 0.13 | -1.38 | 0.00 |
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Lentils, dryland, South West , AU-WA, lentils production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.29 | -1.04 | 0.29 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
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Lentils, dryland, W Downs , AU-NSW, lentils production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.53 | -0.95 | 0.52 | -1.48 | 0.00 |
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Lentils, dryland, W Wheatbelt , AU-WA, lentils production
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.32 | -1.01 | 0.32 | -1.33 | 0.00 |
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Lettuce, winter, Lockyer Valley, at farm
Agricultural / Plant production / Vegetables |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.12 | -1.05 | 0.12 | -1.17 | 0.00 |
| Levelling, cotton | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 146.00 | 146.00 | 146.00 | n/a | n/a |
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Lignite, South Australia, at mine
Fuels / Lignite |
kg | Material | Fuels | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | n/a | n/a |
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Lignite, Victoria, at mine
Fuels / Lignite |
kg | Material | Fuels | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Liming, broadacre crop, pre & post-emergence, controlled traffic | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 2.87 | 2.87 | 2.87 | n/a | n/a |
| Liming, broadacre crop, pre & post-emergence, conventional | ha | Processing | Agricultural | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.82 | n/a | n/a |
|
Linear low density polyethylene, at plant
Plastics / Thermoplasts |
kg | Material | Plastics | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.49 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
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Liquefied petroleum gas, burned in industrial furnace >100kW/RER U/adapted
Heat / Gas / Furnace |
MJ | Energy | Heat | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
|
Low density polyethylene, at plant
Plastics / Thermoplasts |
kg | Material | Plastics | 3.49 | 3.51 | 3.48 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay , AU-NSW, market for lucerne hay
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.11 | -1.18 | 0.11 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay , AU-QLD, market for lucerne hay
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.14 | -1.15 | 0.14 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay , AU-SA, market for lucerne hay
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.11 | -1.18 | 0.11 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay , AU-TAS, market for lucerne hay
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.11 | -1.18 | 0.11 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay , AU-VIC, market for lucerne hay
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.11 | -1.18 | 0.11 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay , market for lucerne hay
Agricultural / Plant production / Legumes |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.12 | -1.17 | 0.12 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, dryland, Brisbane , AU-QLD, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.14 | -1.15 | 0.14 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, dryland, Granite Belt , AU-NSW, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.10 | -1.19 | 0.10 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, dryland, Melbourne , AU-VIC, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.10 | -1.19 | 0.10 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, dryland, N Central , AU-TAS, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.11 | -1.19 | 0.11 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, dryland, Riverina , AU-VIC, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.10 | -1.19 | 0.10 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, dryland, SE Vic Coast , AU-VIC, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.10 | -1.19 | 0.10 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, dryland, Sydney , AU-NSW, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.11 | -1.18 | 0.11 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, dryland, WB Burnett , AU-QLD, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.15 | -1.14 | 0.15 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, irrigated, Brisbane , AU-QLD, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.23 | -1.06 | 0.22 | -1.28 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, irrigated, Granite Belt , AU-NSW, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.17 | -1.12 | 0.16 | -1.28 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, irrigated, Melbourne , AU-VIC, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.17 | -1.12 | 0.16 | -1.28 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, irrigated, N Central , AU-TAS, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.17 | -1.12 | 0.17 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, irrigated, Riverina , AU-VIC, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.16 | -1.13 | 0.16 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, irrigated, SE Vic Coast , AU-VIC, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.16 | -1.13 | 0.16 | -1.29 | 0.00 |
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Lucerne hay, irrigated, Sydney , AU-NSW, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.18 | -1.11 | 0.15 | -1.26 | n/a |
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Lucerne hay, irrigated, WB Burnett , AU-QLD, lucerne production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.23 | -1.06 | 0.22 | -1.28 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, Central Plains , AU-NSW, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.37 | 0.02 | -1.39 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, Darling D , AU-QLD, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.06 | -1.32 | 0.06 | -1.37 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, Dawson , AU-QLD, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.36 | 0.02 | -1.37 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, Goldfields , AU-SA, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.04 | -1.34 | 0.04 | -1.38 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, Granite Belt , AU-NSW, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.37 | 0.02 | -1.39 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, Mallee , AU-SA, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.36 | 0.02 | -1.38 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, Riverina , AU-VIC, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.37 | 0.02 | -1.39 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, S Coast , AU-SA, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.01 | -1.37 | 0.01 | -1.38 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, S Highland and Gippsland , AU-NSW, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.01 | -1.37 | 0.01 | -1.39 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, SE Vic Coast , AU-VIC, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.01 | -1.38 | 0.01 | -1.39 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, South West , AU-WA, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.36 | 0.02 | -1.37 | 0.00 |
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Lupin straw, dryland, W Downs , AU-NSW, lupin production
Agricultural / Animal feed |
kg | Material | Agricultural | 0.02 | -1.37 | 0.02 | -1.39 | 0.00 |