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Emission Factor
International long-haul flight economy - with RF effect
0.1479kgCO2e/passenger-km
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Emission intensity of long-haul (>3700) international economy class flights to/from the UK 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 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | International long-haul flight economy - with RF effect |
| Sector | Transport |
| Category | Air Travel |
| Source | BEIS |
| Source Dataset | UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2021 |
| Year Released | 2021 |
| Emission Factor |
|
LCA Activity | fuel_combustion |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR4 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR4, AR5, AR6 |
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Activity ID
passenger_flight-route_type_international-aircraft_type_na-distance_long_haul_gt_3700km-class_economy-rf_included
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