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Carbon Dioxide Emissions Factor, kg CO₂ per MWh

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions factor, measured in kilograms of CO₂ produced per megawatt-hour (MWh) of energy produced from a given fossil fuel source.

0 kgCO₂50 kgCO₂100 kgCO₂150 kgCO₂200 kgCO₂250 kgCO₂300 kgCO₂350 kgCO₂Charcoal403.2 kgCO₂Oil Shale & Tar Sands385.2 kgCO₂Coke385.2 kgCO₂Peat381.6 kgCO₂Lignite363.6 kgCO₂Anthracite353.88 kgCO₂Sub-Bituminous Coal345.96 kgCO₂Bitumen290.52 kgCO₂Diesel Oil266.76 kgCO₂Shale Oil263.88 kgCO₂Crude Oil263.88 kgCO₂Aviation Gasoline252 kgCO₂Jet Gasoline252 kgCO₂Motor Gasoline249.48 kgCO₂Natural Gas201.96 kgCO₂

Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

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