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Plain answers for anyone who is not sure what to fill in.
Common questions
I do not know where to start.
Open “Modules” and pick what you have to report. Every page already holds example numbers. Press Calculate once to see a finished result, then change the numbers to yours.
I do not have a number a box asks for.
Boxes marked optional can stay empty. For the others, the line under the box tells you which document usually has it (an invoice, a utility bill, a waybill). If you cannot find it, use your best estimate and say so in your report; the result will show lower data quality.
Which calculator do I need?
Sending goods: Shipment. Your own fuel and electricity: Energy. A warehouse or terminal: Warehouses & hubs. One product: Product footprint. Exporting steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers or hydrogen to the EU: CBAM. Boxes and wrapping for the EU: Packaging.
Can I change a number after calculating?
Yes. Edit any box and press Calculate again.
Where do I find my report afterwards?
Sign in and open “History”. Every saved calculation can be opened as a printable report.
How accurate is it?
Every factor comes from a published source and is named in the result. The quality bar on each result shows how much of it rests on your own data versus defaults. The methods have not yet been reviewed by an outside expert.
Words you may meet
- CO₂e
- Carbon dioxide equivalent. One number that adds up all greenhouse gases by their warming effect.
- Scope 1, 2 and 3
- Scope 1: fuel you burn yourself. Scope 2: electricity you buy. Scope 3: everything else in your chain, such as transport you buy.
- CBAM
- The EU carbon border mechanism. Importers of steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers and hydrogen must report the emissions embedded in the goods, so their suppliers need these numbers.
- CN code
- The customs code of a product, printed on invoices and customs declarations.
- Embedded emissions
- The emissions released while making a good, per tonne of the good.
- Emission factor
- How much CO₂e one unit of something gives off, for example 1 litre of diesel. Every factor here names its source.
- Well-to-tank and tank-to-wheel
- Tank-to-wheel is the fuel burned in the vehicle. Well-to-tank is the emissions of producing and delivering that fuel. Both are shown.
- Load factor
- How full the vehicle is. A half-empty truck gives off more per tonne carried.
- PPWR
- The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation: recycled content, recyclability and reporting rules for packaging.
- SEE
- Specific embedded emissions: tonnes of CO₂e per tonne of product.