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Emission Factor

Air freight outside UK - with RF effect

0.13516
kgCO2e/tonne-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity WTT of international freight flight (to/from non-UK countries) including emissions from radiative forcing (RF) effect reflecting impact of contrails and high-altitude release of GHGs. WTT conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. While the source does not mention it explicitly it is inferred from the methodology that 8% distance uplift is applied for the indirect nature of flights. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2025: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameAir freight outside UK - with RF effect
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Freight
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2025
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Unit Type
Weight Over Distance
Year
2025
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.13516kg/tonne-km
Scopes3.3, 3.4, 3.9
LCA Activity
well_to_tank
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_flight-route_type_outside_uk-distance_na-weight_na-rf_included-distance_uplift_included
UUID
9ac48337-7d3f-4742-a13f-d80f6f512769
Code Snippet
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