emissions factor
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002129
A unique value for scaling emissions to activity data in terms of a standard rate of emissions per unit of activity (e.g., grams of carbon dioxide emitted per barrel of fossil fuel consumed, or per pound of product produced).
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002129 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | emissions intensity |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | life cycle impact assessment; carbon markets; emissions |
| Translations | Spanish: factor de emisión |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002129",
"term": "emissions factor",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A unique value for scaling emissions to activity data in terms of a standard rate of emissions per unit of activity (e.g., grams of carbon dioxide emitted per barrel of fossil fuel consumed, or per pound of product produced).",
"synonyms": [
"emissions intensity"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"life cycle impact assessment",
"carbon markets",
"emissions"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "factor de emisión"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/emissions-factor/"
}
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