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Emission Factor
International air freight - RF effect unknown
0.784
kgCO2e/tonne-km
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Emission intensity of international air cargo. Upstream and fuel combustion LCA activity is included. NOTE: It is unknown if the radiative forcing (RF) effect that reflects the impact of contrails and high-altitude release of GHGs is included.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | International air freight - RF effect unknown |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Air Freight |
| Source | UBA |
| Source Dataset | ProBas |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2020 |
| Year Released | 2020 |
| Emission Factor |
|
| Scopes | 3.4, 3.9 |
LCA Activity | upstream-fuel_combustion |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR4 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR4 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
freight_flight-route_type_international-distance_na-weight_na-rf_na
UUID
6ec39347-3a29-438a-a16d-54bb916aaa7a
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