Title: A web-based open emissions calculator

Authors: Harilaos N. Psaraftis, Christos A. Kontovas

Addresses: National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece. ' National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Abstract: Many organisations and governmental agencies offer online calculators to calculate the carbon footprint of industrial activities. Furthermore, airline companies offer online tools to estimate carbon footprint and promote the purchase of carbon offsets in order to make the trip carbon neutral. This paper presents a free online emissions calculator that computes various emissions-related statistics for a given ship and operational scenario. This web tool is the first publicly available calculator for the shipping industry.

Keywords: ship emissions; emissions calculator; carbon footprint; online calculators; shipping industry; greenhouse gases; GHG emissions; carbon emissions; carbon dioxide.

DOI: 10.1504/IJOSM.2009.030184

International Journal of Ocean Systems Management, 2009 Vol.1 No.2, pp.188 - 199

Published online: 11 Dec 2009 *

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