Emission Factor

Flight outside UK first class - with RF effect

0.5385kgCO2e/passenger-km

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of international first class flight to/from non-UK countries 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
NameFlight outside UK first class - with RF effect
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Travel
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2023
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.5385kg/passenger-km
  • CO20.5359 kg/passenger-km
  • CH47.14e-7 kg/passenger-km
  • N2O0.00001 kg/passenger-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_flight-route_type_outside_uk-aircraft_type_na-distance_na-class_first-rf_included-distance_uplift_included
UUID
be03240d-e2cc-4cb2-a074-a1b0731b3deb
Code Snippet
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