Last updated: 26.03.2024

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The European Environment Agency (EEA) plays an instrumental role in aiding Europe's ambition to sustainably manage its environment. The methodology delineated by EEA/ACC/18/001 is tailored to calculate carbon emissions specific to the flight passenger sector. As aviation remains a significant contributor to global carbon emissions, establishing a unified methodology is of paramount importance to ascertain and control the industry's ecological footprint.

The EEA/ACC/18/001 methodology factors in multiple dimensions when assessing carbon emissions from passenger flights. This encompasses the aircraft's type, fuel type, distance traveled, and other operational data, ensuring that the measurements remain as accurate and representative as possible. By deploying this standardized approach, the EEA enables airlines, governments, and environmental agencies to maintain a consistent gauge on the carbon emissions from passenger flights, fostering a collaborative approach to mitigating climate change impacts.

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Equation

co2_in_g = distance_in_km * co2_in_g_per_passenger-km * number_of_passengers

Factors considered by methodology:

API request

{
  "expand": [
    "items"
  ],
  "items": [
    {
      "type": "flight",
      "methodology": "EEA-ACC-18-001",
      "external_reference": "string",
      "origin": "TXL",
      "destination": "HAM",
      "number_of_travelers": 2,
      "region": "eu_27"
    }
  ]
}

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