Emission Factor

Aircraft (freight - RF effect unknown)

1.17kgCO2e/ton-mile

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of freighting goods by aircraft. Retrieved from the EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx). NOTE: It is unknown if the radiative forcing (RF) effect that reflects the impact of contrails and high-altitude release of GHGs is included.

PropertyValue
NameAircraft (freight - RF effect unknown)
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Freight
SourceEPA
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e1.17kg/ton-mile
  • CO21.16 kg/ton-mile
  • CH40 kg/ton-mile
  • N2O0.0000357 kg/ton-mile
LCA Activity
use_phase
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_flight-route_type_na-distance_na-weight_na-rf_na
UUID
05005a27-0f52-441d-b64c-19d044e5bc01
Code Snippet
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