Emission Factor

Short haul (< 300 miles) flight - RF effect unknown

0.227kgCO2e/passenger-mile

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of short haul (< 300 miles) flight. The primary source is EPA Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories - Table 8 Business Travel and Employee Commuting - March 9 2018. NOTE: It is unknown if the radiative forcing (RF) effect that reflects the impact of contrails and high-altitude release of GHGs is included. NOTE: This dataset has been deprecated by the source and will be removed soon.

PropertyValue
NameShort haul (< 300 miles) flight - RF effect unknown
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Travel
SourceGHG Protocol
Source DatasetGHG Emissions Calculation Tool
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.227kg/passenger-mile
  • CO20.225 kg/passenger-mile
  • CH40.0000039 kg/passenger-mile
  • N2O0.00000718 kg/passenger-mile
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 15Version log
  • Replaced by: 9653ed50-c057-46f5-a8b5-d50a8e4181ef

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_flight-route_type_na-aircraft_type_na-distance_lt_300mi-class_na-rf_na
UUID
86e79e22-68ac-4e93-ac87-c464909cfec3
Code Snippet
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