Factor record · short-haul-to-from-uk-business-class-with-rf-passenger-km-scope-3-defra-2026last verified 2026-07-31 · DESNZ
0.03373
kgCO2e / passenger.km

Short-haul flight — Business class (WTT)

Business travel · Air transport · WTT component
DEFRA 2026Scope 3*activity based
Matching direct factor

RF is not applied to WTT; both options have the same upstream value.

Unchanged from 2025
0.03373 kgCO2e/passenger.km in 2025
Record
Identifier
2e162d535173
Activity
Short-haul flight — Business class (WTT)
Activity class
Business travel · Air transport · WTT component
Category
transport
Sub-category
WTT- flights
Flight type
Short-haul, to/from UK
Cabin class
Business class
Matching direct factor
With RF
Lifecycle stage
Well-to-tank (WTT)
Region
GBR · United Kingdom
Value
0.03373 kgCO2e/passenger.km
Scope 3 category
Category 6
Methodology
activity based
GWP
AR5 / GWP100
Vintage year
2026
Published
2026
Source reference
Factors by Category sheet, ID 22_912_3166_11_1
Verified
2026-07-31 · DESNZ
Open primary source
Citation
DEFRA 2026, Short-haul flight — Business class (WTT), Factors by Category sheet, ID 22_912_3166_11_1
Methodology

Derived from direct physical activity measurements (litres, kilometres, kilograms). The most accurate approach where activity data exists.

Notes

Radiative forcing (RF) · Radiative forcing does not apply to well-to-tank emissions from aviation-fuel production and distribution. DEFRA provides With RF and Without RF source records so the WTT component can match the selected direct-flight record, but both WTT options have the same value. Add the WTT value once.

* Scope 3 boundary · This well-to-tank factor is a separate upstream-fuel component of Scope 3 Category 6 business travel and covers aviation-fuel production and distribution only. Add it once to the matching direct Scope 3 Category 6 air-travel factor when reporting both stages. Category 3 applies instead when the reporting organisation purchases aviation fuel for aircraft it owns or controls.

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