Trailer Carbon Footprint

Quelle: https://www.smartfreightcentre.org/guidance-glec-framework/

The trailer carbon footprint refers to the total greenhouse gas emissions, expressed in CO2-equivalents, generated during the operational use of a transport trailer. It includes direct emissions from fuel consumption (e.g. refrigeration units), indirect emissions from fuel production, and other service-related emissions over a specified distance or per ton-kilometer.

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