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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.

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Process ↑ Unit Type Category Carbon neutrality Total Fossil Biogenic Land use change
Tomato, trellis, Burdekin, at farm
Agricultural / Plant production / Fruits 		kg Material Agricultural 0.12 -1.08 0.12 -1.20 0.00
Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed
Agricultural / Operations 		m3 Processing Agricultural 3320.00 3320.00 3320.00 n/a n/a
Transport, freight, rail tkm Transport Rail 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00
Transport, truck, 16 to 28t with 11t load tkm Transport Road 0.27 0.27 0.27 n/a n/a
Transport, truck, 16 to 28t, fleet average tkm Transport Road 0.14 0.14 0.14 n/a n/a
Transport, truck, 16 to 40t, customisable tkm Transport Road 0.09 0.09 0.09 n/a n/a
Transport, truck, 28t, fleet average tkm Transport Road 0.09 0.09 0.09 n/a n/a
Transport, truck, 3,5 to 16t with 12t load tkm Transport Road 0.13 0.13 0.13 n/a n/a
Transport, truck, 3,5 to 16t, fleet average tkm Transport Road 0.23 0.23 0.23 n/a n/a
Transport, truck, 3.5 to 16t, customisable tkm Transport Road 0.19 0.19 0.19 n/a n/a
Transport, truck, 40t load tkm Transport Road 0.07 0.07 0.07 n/a n/a
Transport, truck, 60t load tkm Transport Road 0.04 0.04 0.04 n/a n/a
Transport, van 3,5t tkm Transport Road 1.52 1.52 1.52 n/a n/a
Triple superphosphate , market for triple superphosphate
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) / Market 		kg Material Chemicals 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.00 0.00
Urea , AU-WA, urea production, adjusted from ROW
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) 		kg Material Chemicals 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.00 0.00
Urea , arket for urea
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) / Market 		kg Material Chemicals 1.48 1.48 1.48 n/a n/a
Urea , arket for urea
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) / Market 		kg Material Chemicals 1.48 1.48 1.48 n/a n/a
Urea , market for urea
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) / Market 		kg Material Chemicals 1.50 1.50 1.50 n/a n/a
Urea , urea production, adjusted from ROW
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) 		kg Material Chemicals 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.00 0.00
Urea ammonium nitrate , market for urea ammonium nitrate
Chemicals / Fertilisers (inorganic) / Market 		kg Material Chemicals 1.46 1.46 1.46 n/a n/a
Urea ammonium nitrate mix , urea ammonium nitrate production kg Material Others 1.44 1.44 1.44 n/a n/a
Vaccination and anthelmintic, herd requirement per breeder, northern cattle
Agricultural / Animal feed 		p Material Agricultural 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00
Waste oil, delivered to plant
Fuels / Waste 		kg Material Fuels 0.01 0.01 0.01 n/a n/a
Waste treatment, coated paper, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 0.58 0.76 -0.04 0.80 0.00
Waste treatment, corrugated containers, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 1.70 2.25 -0.13 2.37 0.00
Waste treatment, cotton oil production waste, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 1.57 2.08 -0.12 2.20 0.00
Waste treatment, food, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 1.01 1.34 -0.07 1.41 0.00
Waste treatment, garden and green, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 0.76 1.00 -0.05 1.06 0.00
Waste treatment, inert waste, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Waste treatment, mixed paper, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 1.57 2.08 -0.12 2.20 0.00
Waste treatment, municipal waste average, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 0.75 1.00 -0.05 1.05 0.00
Waste treatment, nappies, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 0.96 1.28 -0.07 1.35 0.00
Waste treatment, newsprint, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 0.59 0.78 -0.04 0.83 0.00
Waste treatment, office paper, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 2.82 3.74 -0.22 3.95 0.00
Waste treatment, rubber and leather, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 1.56 2.07 -0.12 2.19 0.00
Waste treatment, sludge, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 0.20 0.27 -0.01 0.28 0.00
Waste treatment, textiles, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 0.96 1.28 -0.07 1.35 0.00
Waste treatment, wood and wood-waste, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 0.80 1.05 -0.06 1.11 0.00
Waste treatment, wood and wood-waste, low degradation assumption, at landfill
Landfill / Sanitary landfill 		kg Waste treatment Landfill 0.16 0.20 -0.01 0.21 0.00
Waste tyre, delivered to plant
Fuels / Waste 		kg Material Fuels 0.01 0.01 0.01 n/a n/a
Wastewater treatment m3 Waste treatment Wastewater treatment 1.35 1.40 0.56 0.84 0.00
Wastewater treatment, Australian Capital Territory m3 Waste treatment Wastewater treatment 1.66 1.68 0.74 0.93 0.00
Wastewater treatment, New South Wales m3 Waste treatment Wastewater treatment 1.37 1.40 0.45 0.95 0.00
Wastewater treatment, Newcastle m3 Waste treatment Wastewater treatment 0.39 0.42 0.32 0.10 0.00
Wastewater treatment, Queensland m3 Waste treatment Wastewater treatment 1.90 1.92 0.70 1.22 0.00
Wastewater treatment, South Australia m3 Waste treatment Wastewater treatment 1.21 1.24 0.58 0.66 0.00
Wastewater treatment, Sydney m3 Waste treatment Wastewater treatment 1.28 1.32 0.44 0.88 0.00
Wastewater treatment, Victoria m3 Waste treatment Wastewater treatment 1.51 1.63 0.68 0.95 0.00
Wastewater treatment, Western Australia m3 Waste treatment Wastewater treatment 1.05 1.07 0.68 0.39 0.00
Water and wastewater
Water / Drinking water 		m3 Material Water 1.38 1.46 0.79 0.67 0.00