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Emission Factor
Domestic air freight - with RF effect
4.6734
kgCO2e/tonne-km
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Emission intensity of domestic freight flight (within UK) including emissions from combustion and radiative forcing (RF) effect reflecting impact of contrails and high-altitude release of GHGs but not upstream fuel emissions. 8% distance uplift applied for indirect nature of flights. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Domestic air freight - with RF effect |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Air Freight |
| Source | BEIS |
| Source Dataset | Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2023 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2023 |
| Year Released | 2023 |
| Emission Factor |
|
LCA Activity | fuel_combustion |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR4, AR5, AR6 |
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Activity ID
freight_flight-route_type_domestic-distance_na-weight_na-rf_included-distance_uplift_included
UUID
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