Emission Factor

Aircraft (freight - without RF effect)

1.175kgCO2e/ton-mile

Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of freighting goods by aircraft. The radiative forcing (RF) effect that reflects the impact of contrails and high-altitude release of GHGs is excluded. Retrieved from the EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx).

PropertyValue
NameAircraft (freight - without RF effect)
SectorTransport
CategoryAir Freight
SourceEPA
Region
Unit Type
Year
2022
Year Released
2022
Emission Factor
  • CO2e1.175kg/ton-mile
  • CO21.165 kg/ton-mile
  • CH40 kg/ton-mile
  • N2O0.0000359 kg/ton-mile
LCA Activity
use_phase
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
freight_flight-route_type_na-distance_na-weight_na-rf_excluded
UUID
5d2d575e-a193-4119-9b97-2a0a7e72ad22
Code Snippet
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