Greenhouse gases are an important issue, especially in freight. To estimate CO2 emitted by a French shipper for the transportation of its shipments, this chapter uses the French shipper survey. This chapter presents the methods used to estimate the yearly quantity of freight transport CO2 emissions per shipper. It first sets up a typology of shippers, classified 10 types of ‘homogenous’ shippers and estimated in each type an average level of emissions per shipper. The chapter then sets up a model explaining the CO2 emitted per tonne shipped, using only the shipper characteristics as explaining variables. Multiplying this average CO2 emission per tonne of the shipper by the yearly tonnage gives the amount of emissions of this shipper for its shipments during that year. The chapter compares the shipper emissions estimated through these two approaches and considers the variability of carbon efficiency among shippers.
Carbon Intensity of French Shippers
Energy and Environment ; 325-338
2016-05-27
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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