Emission Factor

Domestic flight - with RF effect

0.2726kgCO2e/passenger-km

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of domestic flight (within UK) for average passenger including 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
NameDomestic flight - with RF effect
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Travel
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2023
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.2726kg/passenger-km
  • CO20.271 kg/passenger-km
  • CH40.00000786 kg/passenger-km
  • N2O0.00000506 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_domestic-aircraft_type_na-distance_na-class_na-rf_included-distance_uplift_included
UUID
6cd4a8e3-569c-4e99-8cf4-228bea204851
Code Snippet
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