System and Method for Calculating Carbon Footprint

摘要

A system and method for determining a total of carbon emissions and water consumption for a customer of a freight carrier includes determining a first plurality of inputs to determine a total of carbon emissions, determine a second plurality of inputs to determine the total of carbon emissions, determining a first amount of carbon associated with each of the first plurality of inputs, determining a second amount of carbon associated with the second plurality of inputs, determining an amount of carbon produced during a shipment of goods, which includes goods of at least one customer of the freight carrier, based on the first amount of carbon and the second amount of carbon, and allocating the amount of carbon produced during the shipment of goods to the at least one customer based on the weight, the volume, and the fuel consumed during the shipment of the at least one customer's goods.

主权项

1. A method for determining a total of carbon emissions for a customer of a freight carrier comprising the steps of:
receiving a first plurality of inputs to determine a total of carbon emissions, the first plurality of inputs comprising sources of carbon that are controlled by the freight carrier; receiving a second plurality of inputs to determine the total of carbon emissions, the second plurality of inputs comprising sources of carbon that are not controlled by the freight carrier; determining, via a processor, a first amount of carbon associated with each of the first plurality of inputs based on a carbon conversion factor associated with each of the first plurality of inputs; determining, via the processor, a second amount of carbon associated with the second plurality of inputs based on a carbon conversion factor associated with each of the second plurality of inputs; determining, via the processor, an amount of carbon produced during a shipment of goods based on the first amount of carbon associated with the first plurality of inputs and the second amount of carbon associated with the second plurality of inputs, wherein the shipment of goods comprises goods of at least one customer of the freight carrier; and allocating, via the processor, the amount of carbon produced during the shipment of goods to the at least one customer based on weight of the at least one customer's goods, volume of the at least one customer's goods, and fuel consumed during the shipment of the at least one customer's goods.