Emission Factor

Flight outside UK business class - without RF effect

0.2156kgCO2e/passenger-km

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of international business flight to/from non-UK countries excluding 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.

PropertyValue
NameFlight outside UK business class - without RF effect
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Travel
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.2156kg/passenger-km
  • CO20.2136 kg/passenger-km
  • CH44e-7 kg/passenger-km
  • N2O0.00000678 kg/passenger-km
LCA Activity
fuel_combustion
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
passenger_flight-route_type_outside_uk-aircraft_type_na-distance_na-class_business-rf_excluded-distance_uplift_included
UUID
caa46113-7614-42b4-842d-3b55c9c34f25
Code Snippet
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