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1 INTRODUCTION The transportation sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and energy usage. Transportation as a whole accounts for 19% of global energy use1.
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In order to achieve these improvements firms involved in freight transportation need tools to measure the impacts of freight activity. Many firms measure their carbon emission at an organization level, but the methods used for organizational reporting are often inadequate to the needs of supply chains that span organizational boundaries.
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quantitative evaluation used to identify the strengths and weaknesses of existing programs according to criteria prioritized by the stakeholders at the workshop. The results of this task are covered in Chapter 4.
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