Bus and coach travel emission factors

Passenger travel by bus or coach. From 9 libraries, filed in one model so one publisher's factor compares with another's.

Factors
96
Libraries
9
With their own page
9
Units with a page
p.km · km · CAD
Largest library

38 factors, 40%

What the 9 factor pages say

One chart per unit, since a kilogram and a kWh do not compare. Colour is the boundary, what the factor counts; every row also names it.

CombustionWell-to-useEnergy, full life cycleCradle to gate

Per p.km · 5 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0
From 0.019 (OV Bus - Diesel, HVO100/biodiesel, CO2emissiefactoren.be) to 0.157 (Bus - Local bus (not London), DESNZ) kgCO₂e per p.km. 2 boundaries appear here, so part of the spread is what each factor counts, not a disagreement between publishers.

Per km · 3 factor pages

Linear scale, from 0.7
From 0.778 (Public Transport Vehicle - Diesel bus: 7500 - 12000 kg, MfE) to 1.12 (CNG - Autobuses (M2, M3)**, MITECO) kgCO₂e per km.

Per CAD

OpenIO-Canada puts Other transit and passenger transportation services by road at 0.388 kgCO₂e/CAD (Cradle to gate, 2022), the only factor page in this unit.

Source: the published factor pages, catalogue version 591.

Who publishes these factors

9 libraries publish them. Each name opens the library's page.

OpenIO-Canada (38) and MfE (14) hold 54% of them; the other 7 publish the rest (44).

Source: open-climate.ai catalogue, version 591, coverage summed over libraries.

Every factor page

Sorted by library. Each factor is also on its library's page.

ActivityLibraryRegionBoundaryValueYear
City bus - Serie hybrid powertrainADEMEFranceEnergy, full life cycle0.0711 kgCO₂e/p.km2020
OV Bus - Diesel, HVO100/biodieselCO2emissiefactoren.beBelgiumWell-to-use0.019 kgCO₂e/p.km2025
Bus - (groengas)CO2emissiefactoren.nlNetherlandsWell-to-use0.046 kgCO₂e/p.km2026
Bus - Local bus (not London)DESNZUnited KingdomWell-to-use0.157 kgCO₂e/p.km2026
Public Transport Vehicle - Diesel bus: 7500 - 12000 kgMfENew ZealandCombustion0.778 kgCO₂e/km2024
CNG - Autobuses (M2, M3)**MITECOSpainCombustion1.12 kgCO₂e/km2025
Gasóleo - Autobuses (M2, M3)MITECOSpainCombustion0.981 kgCO₂e/km2025
Other transit and passenger transportation services by roadOpenIO-CanadaNova ScotiaCradle to gate0.388 kgCO₂e/CAD2022
Reisebus (D) - StraßeUBA (AT)AustriaEnergy, full life cycle0.0484 kgCO₂e/p.km2024

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