Emission Factor

Domestic air freight - without RF effect

2.76015
kgCO2e/tonne-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of domestic freight flight (within UK) excluding emissions from 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
NameDomestic air freight - without RF effect
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Freight
SourceBEIS
Source DatasetGreenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2023
Region
Unit Type
Year
2023
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e2.76015kg/tonne-km
  • CO22.73321 kg/tonne-km
  • CH40.0001403571429 kg/tonne-km
  • N2O0.0000868 kg/tonne-km
Scopes3.4, 3.9
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: 28Version log
  • Replaced by: a40eccb4-e729-4064-8d21-705df1e5f916

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_flight-route_type_domestic-distance_na-weight_na-rf_excluded-distance_uplift_included
UUID
f88f4113-08a1-49f8-855f-7c9231c4b2b7
Code Snippet
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