Emission Factor

International short-haul flight business - without RF effect

0.1619kgCO2e/passenger-km

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of short-haul (<3700) international business class flights to/from the UK excluding fuel 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.

PropertyValue
NameInternational short-haul flight business - without RF effect
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Travel
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2023
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.1619kg/passenger-km
  • CO20.1605 kg/passenger-km
  • CH43.57e-7 kg/passenger-km
  • N2O0.00000509 kg/passenger-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_flight-route_type_international-aircraft_type_na-distance_short_haul_lt_3700km-class_business-rf_excluded-distance_uplift_included
UUID
196f66f0-72e2-4129-b96d-bfb32eec377d
Code Snippet
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