LCA dataset : coal

coal

CoalUnit：kgActivity Type：Consumption Mix

System boundary

Cradle to Consumer

Identity ID

e97d9d09-c7d9-4a45-b9b7-bdfe2649c7b2

Dataset category

Materials

Associated ID

fbc2712f-0705-44cc-bb23-916bb0d84c0a

Included activities starts

This activity starts with the coal preparation for loading onto railways, trucks, barges, or conveyors

Included activities ends

The boundary of production activities ends with the unloading of coal for domestic consumers or export centers.

Description

This dataset is a market activity dataset, covering the average transport distance of the coal market in North China. In China, coal is mainly transported by railway, waterway, and road. Average coal transport losses are also included. Data sources include theYear Book of China Transportation & Communications,China Energy Statistical Yearbook,Tianjin Statistical Yearbook,Beijing Statistical Yearbook,Hebei Statistical Yearbook,Shanxi Statistical Yearbook,Inner Mongolia Statistical Yearbook, and General Administration of Customs statistics data, etc.

Activity Description

This dataset is a market activity dataset, where each market represents a consumption mix of products within a specific region, connecting suppliers with consumers of the same product within that region. The market covers producers and importers of the product within the same geographical area. In addition, the market also takes into account the transport, freight of the product to the consumer, and losses during transportation.

Process Description

Coal is a type of combustible sedimentary rock, formed from the remains of plants and animals over millions of years under geological changes, in conditions of high temperature and pressure. It mainly consists of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and small amounts of sulfur and nitrogen. Coal is the backbone of Chinas energy structure and is widely used in power generation, industry, metallurgy, and other fields.

Time period

2022

2024

Geography

China,North China

Geography comment

By merging multiple data sources, the average data for the North China region is formed.

Macroeconomic value

Business-as-Usual

Data validation

Yes

Technology

Current Technology

Technology comment

Not specified.

On-chain Information:

Blockchain Hash Value

e09864a53913b42759b8146c77069c44015c41c0032416864788da86c1a8fe47

Timestamp

2025-08-12

Block Number

1623871

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