Factor record · biodiesel-me-from-used-cooking-oil-litres-scope-3-defra-2026last verified 2026-07-31 · DESNZ
0.3534
kgCO2e / litres

Biodiesel ME (from used cooking oil) — well-to-tank (WTT)

Fuels
DEFRA 2026Scope 3*activity based
Select unit
Unchanged from 2025
0.3534 kgCO2e/litres in 2025
Record
Identifier
46611155fdf3
Activity
Biodiesel ME (from used cooking oil) — well-to-tank (WTT)
Category
fuels
Sub-category
WTT- biofuel
Lifecycle stage
Well-to-tank (WTT)
Region
GBR · United Kingdom
Value
0.3534 kgCO2e/litres
Scope 3 category
Category 3
Methodology
activity based
GWP
AR5 / GWP100
Vintage year
2026
Published
2026
Source reference
Factors by Category sheet, ID 12_900_1034_8_1
Verified
2026-07-31 · DESNZ
Open primary source
Citation
DEFRA 2026, Biodiesel ME (from used cooking oil) — well-to-tank (WTT), Factors by Category sheet, ID 12_900_1034_8_1
Methodology

Derived from direct physical activity measurements (litres, kilometres, kilograms). The most accurate approach where activity data exists.

Notes

* Scope 3 boundary · This is a Scope 3 Category 3 well-to-tank factor for emissions from producing and delivering the fuel before it is used. When the reporting organisation burns the fuel in equipment or vehicles it owns or controls, report this separately from the corresponding Scope 1 combustion factor; it does not replace or include combustion emissions.

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