Know what your fleet’s carbon footprint is!

Environmental sustainability initiatives are a new buzz around the globe with an objective to lessen the impact of your business on the planet. New legislations are introduced internationally to combat offsetting (carbon dioxide CO2) emission. In line with Vision 2030, Saudi Green Initiative has been introduced with an objective to increase Saudi Arabia’s reliance on clean energy for better quality of life with zero carbon footprints.  

It is expected that by 2030, carbon emission will be reduced by more than 278 mtpa, which will protect 20% of the marine, costal, territorial environment and methane emissions will be reduced by 30%, says Saudi Green Initiative sources  

But Eagle-IoT has good news for you! Now you can know what your fleet’s carbon footprint is? With Eagle-IoT carbon emission module, you can measure your fleet’s CO2 emissions and contribute to net zero emission by reducing it.

There are 2 ways to calculate the carbon footprint of your fleet: a mathematical estimation or an accurate measurement by telematics.

While using mathematical estimation method one should be aware of how many litres of fuel his fleet consumes each month. This calculation is based on the vehicles CO2 grams per kilometre rating and annual mileage depending on the make, model, age of your fleet and how it was used by your workforce. Nonetheless, it still provides a very rough estimate.

However, there is another method which is used by Eagle-I to provide more precise calculation i.e., by using vehicle telematics. Eagle-IoT carbon emission module collects information on MPG and real fuel consumption straight from each car’s CANBUS data and then run analysis on this data to fetch useful insights visible on Eagle-I dashboard.

The actual MPG of each vehicle, fuel consumption of your asset is available for performance comparison at any point of time across the same car model. Eagle-I automated reports highlight the useful insights to improve your environmental impact.

Eagle-I can help meet green fleet and sustainability goals, by managing your fleet’s carbon footprint. To know more about us, contact

Carbon emissions of vehicles as key driver of Global warming, says NASA

New research headed by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City’s Nadine Unger, focuses on a more intuitive approach by examining climate impacts by the economic sector to understand what’s influencing the Earth’s climate. Unger said. “This approach will make it easier to identify sectors for which emission reductions will be most beneficial for the climate and those which may produce unintended consequences.”

A distinct set of gases and aerosols are emitted by each sector of the economy that impacts the climate in diverse ways and over varying time periods. Some airborne chemicals can trap incoming sunlight and warm the climate, whereas others can help reduce the planet’s temperature by blocking the Sun’s rays. For instance, pollutants emitted by cars, buses, and trucks and greenhouse gases contribute to global warming while few emitted aerosols are responsible for mitigating this effect besides their health adverse effects. On the other hand, the industrial sector emits a high proportion of sulfates and other cooling aerosols that actually contributes a significant amount of cooling to the system.

According to Surabi Menon, a co-author of the paper mentioned below and scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., also interprets how emissions from each sector of the economy might influence clouds, producing an indirect effect on climate. Some aerosols, notably sulphates and organic carbon, can intensify clouds and help them stay longer, resulting in a cooling impact. Concurrently, a form of aerosol known as black carbon, or soot, absorbs incoming solar radiation, warms the atmosphere, and promotes the evaporation of low-level clouds. This mechanism, known as the semi-direct aerosol effect, causes warming.

In an online published paper by NASA, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, it was revealed that motor vehicles emerged as the largest contributor to global warming today and in the foreseeable future. According to Unger and colleagues, “Targeting on-road transportation is a win-win-win,” adding, “It’s good for the climate in the short term and long term, and it’s  To play your part in reducing the carbon footprint and mitigating the effects of climate change, the Eagle-IoT carbon emission module is the perfect addition to your fleet manager’s arsenal. It improves your fleet emissions and reduces the carbon footprints of your fleet. Besides this, it can also decrease overall operational costs and improve entire fleet performance and efficiency.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center