GLEC
About GLEC
The Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) is a partnership between industry, government, and non-governmental organisations that aims to develop and promote a standardised approach for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from logistics supply chain activities, including freight transport by road, rail, air, and sea.
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Default Fuel Efficiency and CO2e Intensity Factors v2.0
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| Description | The Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) is a partnership between industry, government, and non-governmental organisations that aims to develop and promote a standardised approach for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from logistics supply chain activities, including freight transport by road, rail, air, and sea. |
| Source type | Non-profit Organisation |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2022 |
| Geography | Multiple Regions, Global |
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| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2e |
| Data Transformation | NA |
License
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| Type of license | Permission granted by Smart Freight Centre |
| License URL | Not specified |
Data quality
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| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq. For further information on data quality assurance, see: https://www.climatiq.io/methodology#Data-Quality |
| Quality flag(s) | NA |
Methodology
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| Standard | The GLEC Framework serves as the primary industry guideline on how to implement ISO 14083. |
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| Methodology description | The GLEC Framework, developed by the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) and published by Smart Freight Centre, provides guidance on the calculation and reporting of GHG emissions from freight transport chains and logistics operations. Version 3 integrates the provisions of ISO 14083:2023 (Greenhouse gases — Quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions arising from transport chain operations) and is also recognised by the GHG Protocol, CDP, and SBTi. Emissions are calculated on a well-to-wheel (WTW) basis, combining tank-to-wheel (TTW) emissions from transport and hub operations with well-to-tank (WTT) emissions from energy provision. The framework covers all freight transport modes — road, rail, maritime, aviation, pipeline, and inland waterway — as well as logistics hubs, and applies to carriers, logistics service providers, and shippers alike. Climatiq has extracted data from tables in pages 87–113 of the framework. For full details, see the GLEC Framework v2.0: https://smart-freight-centre-media.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2019_GLEC_Framework_July_2022.pdf. |
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