United Airlines and Sustainable Travel International announced earlier this month the release of a cargo emissions and offset calculator that calculates and presents per capita carbon emissions for customers shipping via United Cargo. United says the company is the only U.S.-based carrier to offer the calculator to its customers.
United’s calculator is meant to address the global trend towards increased accountability and the need to report carbon footprint data to shippers. United says the information is often now expected by its customers.
Through the calculator, United Cargo customers can input place of origin and destination for each flight leg, and the weight of their shipment, in order to determine the total carbon footprint for their shipment using United operational data to provide an accurate result. The tool is specifically tailored for various business-to-business transactions.
The new tool also enables United Cargo to respond to shipping RFPs, which increasingly require the inclusion of emissions reporting data.
The cargo calculator is built on the company’s recently updated emissions and offset calculator for passenger travel that gives customers an opportunity to make a contribution to offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with their travel. The calculation methodology recognizes actual flight data related to aircraft type, routes and seasonality, and considers the effect that additional mass has on emissions stemming from freight transport, United says. The tool applies a next-generation CO2 emissions calculation methodology informed by recent IATA and ICAO analyses, as well as European Standards.
The calculator provides United customers the opportunity to sponsor emission reduction projects around the world. United selected the projects based on geographic relevance to its major hubs, and all of the projects have been third-party verified to internationally recognized standards, the company says. The current portfolio of projects includes support for forest conservation in California and Belize, and renewable wind energy in Texas.
Click here for United’s cargo emissions and offset calculator.
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