Calculation and Assessment of CO 2e Emissions in Road Freight Transportation: A Greek Case Study

Anastasios Gialos, Vasileios Zeimpekis (), Michael Madas and Konstantinos Papageorgiou
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Anastasios Gialos: Department of Financial & Management Engineering, School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, 82100 Chios, Greece
Vasileios Zeimpekis: Department of Financial & Management Engineering, School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, 82100 Chios, Greece
Michael Madas: Department of Applied Informatics, School of Information Sciences Information Systems and e-Business Laboratory (ISeB), University of Macedonia, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
Konstantinos Papageorgiou: Department of Maritime Studies, School of Maritime and Industrial Studies, University of Piraeus, 18534 Piraeus, Greece

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-15

Abstract: Road freight transportation is already contributing significantly to global warming, and its emissions are predicted to grow dramatically in the following years. Carbon footprint calculation can be used to assess CO 2e emissions to understand how an organization’s activities impact global sustainability. To this end, the main objective of this paper is initially to assess the impact of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions stemming from road freight transportation. Subsequently, we adopt the EN 16258 standard to calculate the carbon footprint of a truck fleet of a freight transport operator in Greece. Based on the obtained results, we assess the performance of the company’s fleet by adopting relevant sustainability indicators. We also evaluate the use of CNG as an alternative fuel and its impact on CO 2e emissions and operational costs. The paper concludes with a list of additional measures toward further reduction and offsetting of CO 2e emissions.

Keywords: freight transportation; carbon footprint; carbon offsetting; alternative fuels; GHG emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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