SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A CARBON CALCULATOR INCLUDING CARBON OFFSETS
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1. A computer-implemented method for computing carbon emissions for transporting a shipment, the method comprising the steps of:
- calculating carbon emissions for a first mode of transportation by accessing a database configured to store at least carbon emission related data;
determining a carbon offset cost for the first mode of transportation and updating the database; and
outputting total emissions and offset costs for the first mode of transportation to provide a basis to reduce the effects of carbon emissions for the first mode of transportation.
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Abstract
A system and method for a carbon calculator including carbon offset determination is described. Distance and modes of transport may be used to determine carbon emissions and carbon offsets to compensate for the carbon emissions. The calculator may also provide trade-off comparisons between alternate modes of transportation such as air, truck, train, boat, and the like. The distance determination may involve actual mileage traversed in a shipment or may be calculated using GPS, for example.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for computing carbon emissions for transporting a shipment, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating carbon emissions for a first mode of transportation by accessing a database configured to store at least carbon emission related data; determining a carbon offset cost for the first mode of transportation and updating the database; and outputting total emissions and offset costs for the first mode of transportation to provide a basis to reduce the effects of carbon emissions for the first mode of transportation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system to compute carbon emissions related to transportation of a shipment, the system comprising:
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a distance determination module embodied in a computer system configured to determine a distance for a shipment between an origination and a destination using a computer database configured with distance data; a transport mode selection module embodied in a computer system to distinguish between different transport modes; and a carbon emission determination module embodied in a computer system configured to access the computer database and determine a carbon footprint for at least one selected transport mode based on the determined distance in the computer database and a weight of the shipment, the computer database accessible by the distance determination module, the transport mode selection module and the carbon emission determination module, wherein the carbon emission determination module updates the computer database with the carbon footprint to be used to assist in reducing carbon emissions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for computing carbon emissions for transporting a shipment, comprising:
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a first component embodied as part of a computer system to calculate carbon emissions for a first mode of transportation by accessing an electronic database configured to store at least carbon emission related data; a second component embodied as part of a computer system to determine a carbon offset cost for the first mode of transportation and updating the electronic database; and the electronic database to store the total emissions and offset costs for the first mode of transportation and configured to be accessed to provide a basis to reduce the effects of carbon emissions for the first mode of transportation. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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