Title Establishment of general emission factor for carbon footprint of road freight transport services(1/2)
Dept Transportation Energy and Environment Division
Year 2016
Month 9
Price
Summary The carbon footprints of products and services are an important tool for the both public and private sectors taking actions in carbon reducing goals and carbon disclosure management. Considering the carbon reducing of freight vehicles, it is necessary to investigate into carbon emission of freight vehicles. To act in concert Environmental Protection Agency, this study also establish general emission factor of carbon footprint for application by the companies.

This study review the EN 16258 Methodology for calculation and declaration of energy consumption and GHG emissions of transport services (freight and passengers) and the international Product Category Rules (PCR) of UN CPC 6511 Road Transport Services of Freight of Food Products and Meals to identify the declared unit. By at least one case study and an experts consulting workshop, a road freight transport greenhouse gas inventory handbook, a guideline for calculating carbon footprint of road freight transport services, and a Carbon Footprint Product Category Rule (CFP-PCR) of road freight transport service will be proposed. Concluding with the investigation data and analysis results, the draft of Road Freight Transport Services CFP-PCR is thus developed. All the emissions causing at the raw materials production stage, the transportation service stage (include subcontracted transport), and the waste treatment stage should be calculated for the carbon footprint of transport services. Adapting to the characteristic of the local freight industry, transport services offered by truckload and less-thantruckload were proposed with different formula.

As a final outcome, a general emission factor representing local carbon footprint of road freight transport services will be determined on the basis of real data collection and calculation. This factor could be supportive for relative decision-making. Furthermore, it is not only essential for calculating the transportation part of any local products’ carbon footprint, but also helpful to develop carbon reducing strategy of road freight services of the supply chain.
Post date 2016/09/29
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