Emission Factor
International air freight long haul - without RF effect
0.53867
kgCO2e/tonne-km
Interested in licensing this data?
Emission factor summary
Emission intensity of long haul air freight flight (to/from UK) excluding 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 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | International air freight long haul - without RF effect |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Air Freight |
| Source | BEIS |
| Source Dataset | Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2021 |
| Region | |
| Year | 2021 |
| Year Released | 2021 |
| Emission Factor |
|
| Scopes | XX,XX |
LCA Activity | fuel_combustion |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | xxx |
| Data Versioning |
|
Detailed Metadata
Automate emission calculations with Climatiq
Related factors
BEIS Emission Factors
Explore All- Go to Electricity supplied from grid
Electricity supplied from grid
Energy Energy5468 Factors5468 Factor - Go to Machinery / equipment not specific
Machinery / equipment not specific
Equipment Equipment6 Factors6 Factor - Go to Textiles
Textiles
Consumer Goods and Services Consumer Goods and Services55 Factors55 Factor
Air Freight Emission Factors
Explore All- Go to Air freight (<1500 km) - unknown - RP1678
Air freight (<1500 km) - unknown - RP1678
Transport Transport8 Factors8 Factor - Go to Air transportation
Air transportation
Transport Transport319 Factors319 Factor - Go to Air transportation (purchaser prices)
Air transportation (purchaser prices)
Transport Transport149 Factors149 Factor