Emission Factor

Domestic air freight - with RF effect

4.49363
kgCO2e/tonne-km

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Emission factor summary

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 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameDomestic air freight - with RF effect
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Freight
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2021
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e4.49363kg/tonne-km
  • CO24.46949 kg/tonne-km
  • CH40.0000752 kg/tonne-km
  • N2O0.0000747 kg/tonne-km
Scopes3.4, 3.9
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
freight_flight-route_type_domestic-distance_na-weight_na-rf_included-distance_uplift_included
UUID
6437b36d-6508-422c-86d4-77bb1a046b16
Code Snippet
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