CarbonAPI

Global Freight Emissions Calculator

Calculate global freight emissions at scale

Our advanced routing engine calculates the carbon footprint of your freight shipments, taking into account shipping and air freight routes.

Built to the GLEC standard: Our freight APIs conform to the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) standards, across road, sea, and air freight (with rail coming soon!)
Uses sensible routing algorithms: CarbonAPI takes into account common shipping and air freight routes, and uses those routes to calculate emissions.
Available through clear PAYG pricing: No requirement to sign up to an expensive enterprise agreement to access our freight APIs.
Audit-ready: Returns the data in a format that is easy to audit and report on.

Sea Freight Example: Miami to Antwerp

This sample route and emissions calculation shows a 10T shipment, shipped without refrigeration, from an origin in Miami, Florida, US, shipped to Antwerp, Belgium EU.

Route Type

Transatlantic

Total Distance

7552.11 km

Estimated CO2e

668.72 kg

Type	Step	Distance	Emissions
ROAD	Origin to Port	25.00 km	6.00 kg
TERMINAL	Port of Miami	-	10.70 kg
ROUTE	Route	7552.11 km	639.66 kg
TERMINAL	Port of Antwerp	-	10.70 kg
ROAD	Port to Destination	13.50 km	1.66 kg

Emission Factors Sourced from GLEC Framework 3.1. Examples provided are for demonstration purposes only, emission estimates may be representative.

Full intermodal coverage

Road Freight

Available in BETA

Sea Freight

Available in BETA

Air Freight

Available in BETA

Rail Freight

Coming Soon

Frequently asked questions

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What does BETA mean in the context of freight emissions?: We are looking for companies to use our freight APIs and provide us feedback while they are being externally validated. We believe they are suitable for general use but may need further refinement based on the verification process.
What emission factors do you use to calculate freight emissions?: We use the GLEC emission factors for road, sea, and air freight, which can be applied internationally.
Do you offer these APIs through your Workflows feature?: Yes, you can automatically add freight calculations to your existing calculation spreadsheets, head to the Workflows page to learn more.
How do I use the Global Freight Emissions API?: You can use the Global Freight Emissions API to calculate the emissions of a freight shipment. You can use the API to calculate the emissions of a freight shipment by providing the shipment's origin and destination, as well as the shipment's weight and volume.
Is this API intermodal? Can you calculate the emissions for the road portion of a sea shipment, for example?: Yes, we can calculate the emissions of the road portions of your freight shipments, ensuring full coverage.
Do you calculate the emisions for transshipment, warehousing, and other logistics activities?: Yes, we calculate the emissions for transshipment, warehousing, and other logistics activities, in line with the GLEC standard, which states that all phases of a transport chain, for example the origin road transport, airport terminal, air transport, destination terminal, and final leg road transport should be considered.
Can I influence the route that is taken?: Yes, you can influence the route that is taken via the API, for example if you want to route an air shipment via a certain city.