Emission Factor

Flight outside UK first class - without RF effect

0.2945kgCO2e/passenger-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of international first class flight to/from non-UK countries 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 2020: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameFlight outside UK first class - without RF effect
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Travel
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2020
Region
Unit Type
Year
2020
Year Released
2020
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.2945kg/passenger-km
  • CO20.2917 kg/passenger-km
  • CH47.14e-7 kg/passenger-km
  • N2O0.0000104 kg/passenger-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_flight-route_type_outside_uk-aircraft_type_na-distance_na-class_first-rf_excluded-distance_uplift_included
UUID
5080f456-163f-4536-8e8c-927ca98bad9a
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