Cargo CO2 Emissions Tool
Enter origin, destination, transport mode, and cargo weight to estimate CO2 emissions using GLEC Framework defaults. Sea vs. air comparison and offset cost references included.
48 major exhibition cities registered. Choose "Other" to type any city; the distance below is editable regardless.
Table value: 8,800 km (SEA). Overridable.
(308 kg CO2eq)
Reference spot price for Verra VCS / Gold Standard credits. Actual market prices vary.
Emission Factor: GLEC Framework v3.0 default (Well-to-Wheel, gCO2eq/tonne-km).
Numbers are efficiency values per tonne of cargo. A 40ft container shows lower emissions than 20ft on a per-tonne basis (fuel consumption does not scale linearly with load, so larger containers are more efficient per tonne — economy of scale).
Distance: Table values take precedence. When a route is not in the table, Air uses Haversine (great-circle, industry standard, 1-3% error), Rail uses great-circle × 1.3 (±10-20% for borders/mountains), and Sea requires manual entry (auto-estimation is unreliable because actual routes via Suez/Panama can be 2.5× the great-circle distance).
This tool provides reference estimates for decision support. It is not a substitute for mandatory disclosure or third-party verification.
Positioning of this tool
Scope 3 emissions disclosure (supply-chain greenhouse gas emissions, including transport) is under increasing regulatory and stakeholder pressure for large shippers. When a forwarder can provide transport emissions figures, those figures can flow directly into the shipper's integrated report or sustainability report.
This tool uses industry-standard GLEC Framework defaults. For more precise calculations based on carrier-specific measured values, please contact us.
Pacific Inc. also provides per-shipment CO2 estimates, actuals, and mode-optimization proposals combining sea, air, and land legs.
Need carrier-specific CO2 figures or mode-optimized proposals?
We provide measured-value calculations, mode comparisons, and summaries for Scope 3 disclosure.