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.

GLEC

Asia and Africa

China

European Union

Europe and South America

Global

India

North America

United States of America (the)

Articulated truck <34t - Average/mixed load - Diesel

United Arab Emirates (the)

Africa

Albania

Armenia

Angola

Argentina

Austria

Australia

Australian Capital Territory, AU

Eastern States of Australia, AU

Melbourne, VIC, AU

New South Wales, AU

Northern Territory, AU

Queensland, AU

South Australia, AU

Sydney, NSW, AU

Tasmania, AU

Victoria, AU

Western Australia, AU

Azerbaijan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bangladesh

Belgium

Saint-Ghislain, WHT, BE

Bulgaria

Bahrain

Benin

Saint Barthélemy

Brunei Darussalam

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Brazil

São Paulo, SP, BR

Botswana

Belarus

Canada

Alberta, CA

British Columbia, CA

Manitoba, CA

Montreal, QC, CA

New Brunswick, CA

Newfoundland and Labrador, CA

Nova Scotia, CA

Northwest Territories, CA

Ontario, CA

Prince Edward Island, CA

Quebec, CA

Saskatchewan, CA

Yukon, CA

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Congo

Switzerland

Zurich, ZH, CH

Côte d'Ivoire

Chile

Cameroon

Central China grid, CN

East China grid, CN

Hainan Sheng, CN

North China grid, CN

China Northeast grid, CN

China Northwest grid, CN

China Southern grid, CN

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Curaçao

Cyprus

Czechia

Germany

Frankfurt am Main, HE, DE

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Algeria

Ecuador

Estonia

Egypt

Eritrea

Spain

Ethiopia

Europe and Asia

Finland

Hamina (Fredrikshamn), 09, FI

France

Corse-du-Sud, FR

Haute-Corse, FR

Gabon

United Kingdom

London, LND, GB

Georgia

French Guiana

Ghana

Gibraltar

Guadeloupe

Equatorial Guinea

Greece

Guatemala

Guyana

Electricity supplied from grid

Road freight - General

Air freight (<1500 km) - unknown - RP1678

Intra North America EC/ Gulf/WC - Container ship (dry)

New Zealand

Diesel

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

Gasoline

Rail freight (diesel traction) - average/mixed load

Netherlands

Diesel - 10% biodiesel blend

Diesel - 10% hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) blend

Diesel - 1% biodiesel blend

Diesel - 20% biodiesel blend

Diesel - 20% hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) blend

Diesel - 2% biodiesel blend

Diesel - 50% biodiesel blend

Diesel - 50% hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) blend

Diesel - 5% biodiesel blend

Corsica, FR

Road diesel - 7% biodiesel blend

Well-to-Tank (WTT) emission intensity of freight. Weights are expressed as gross vehicle weight (GVW). Published by the Global Logistics Emissions Council Framework for Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reporting v3.0 edition revised and updated (2023). Retrieved from Table 8: Europe and South America road emission intensity values. SFD is the shortest feasible distance and represents the shortest practical route between two places taking into account the real operating conditions. This factor has been calculated incorporating average loads/empty running/repositioning etc. as appropriate to the transport type and as described by the source.

Well-to-wheel (WTW) emission intensity of electricity supplied from grid. Retrieved from the Global Logistics Emissions Council Framework for Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reporting (2024).

Tank-to-Wheel (TTW) emission intensity of freight. Retrieved from the Global Logistics Emissions Council Framework for Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reporting. (2019).  This factor is based on planned distances and a -5% distance adjustment should be applied if actual distances are used. This factor has been calculated incorporating average loads/empty running/repositioning etc. as appropriate to the transport type and as described by the source.

Well-to-Tank (WTT) emission intensity of freight using IATA RP1678 methodology. Published by the Global Logistics Emissions Council Framework for Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reporting v3.0 edition revised and updated (2023). Retrieved from Table 1: Air transport emission intensity factors. GCD is defined as the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of the earth respecting its spherical surface. This factor has been calculated incorporating average loads/empty running/repositioning etc. as appropriate to the transport type and as described by the source.

Well-to-Wheel (WTW) emission intensity of freight. EC and WC refer to the East Coast and West Coast respectively. Retrieved from the Global Logistics Emissions Council Framework for Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reporting. (2019).  This factor is based on planned distances and a -15% distance adjustment should be applied if actual distances are used. This factor has been calculated incorporating average loads/empty running/repositioning etc. as appropriate to the transport type and as described by the source.

Tank-to-wheel (TTW) emission intensity of fuel. Retrieved from the Global Logistics Emissions Council Framework for Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reporting (2024). NOTE: The CO2e value for other gases includes methane (CH4) nitrous oxide (N2O) hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) perfluorocarbons (PFCs) sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) and other fluorinated gases.

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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
Sector	Energy Refrigerants and Fugitive Gases Transport
Type of data	Activity-based
Emission results	CO2e
Data Transformation	NA

Property	Value
Type of license	Permission granted by Smart Freight Centre
License URL	Not specified

Property	Value
Data quality assurance	Vetted by Climatiq
Quality flag(s)	NA

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Articulated truck <34t - Average/mixed load - Diesel

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Road freight - General

Air freight (<1500 km) - unknown - RP1678

Intra North America EC/ Gulf/WC - Container ship (dry)

Diesel

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