🚚 The fuel combusted in your company-owned vehicles, such as trucks, vans, and forklifts, contributes to your Scope 1 emissions. Reporting this helps you understand the direct emissions from your fleet's operations.
You can find this data in your invoices, fleet management systems, or on-site logs.
What is Mobile Combustion?
Mobile combustion refers to the burning of fuels, such as diesel, gasoline, or biodiesel, in your company-owned vehicles. These are a part of Scope 1 because they are direct emissions produced by your operations.
Examples include:
Delivery trucks transporting goods between sites.
Forklifts operating in warehouses where you have operational control.
Company cars used for travel or logistics.
Why is Mobile Combustion Important?
Emissions from mobile combustion capture the direct impact of fuel burned in your company-owned vehicles, such as trucks, delivery vans, or forklifts. For businesses relying on transportation for supply chains, deliveries, or operations, these emissions can represent a significant portion of Scope 1.
Tracking these emissions provides valuable insights into fuel efficiency and fleet performance, helping identify opportunities to optimise routes, reduce fuel consumption and cost, and lower overall emissions.
What Data Do You Need to Provide?
To report mobile combustion emissions, collect the following information for your vehicles:
Fuel type: Gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, or other fuels used.
Quantity used: The amount of fuel consumed, recorded in units like litres, kilograms, or kilowatt-hours (can be net, or gross).
Time period: Specify whether the data covers a month, quarter, or year.
Site or vehicle information: Allocate data by site or fleet for accurate attribution.
How to Source This Data:
You can gather mobile combustion data from:
Fuel receipts or invoices: these provide precise details of the type and quantity of fuel purchased.
Fleet management systems: many companies use dedicated systems to track fuel consumption and vehicle mileage.
Vehicle odometer readings: use these to estimate fuel consumption when detailed logs are unavailable.
On-site logs: if you maintain records of fuel deliveries or vehicle usage.
Remember: this should only include your company-owned vehicles, not rented or 3rd party.
How Does My Emissions Use This Data?
Once uploaded to the platform, the system applies fuel-specific emissions factors to calculate total emissions from mobile combustion.
Best Practices for Data Input:
Double-check fuel types: ensure accurate categorisation of fuel types (e.g., distinguish between diesel and biodiesel).
Standardise units: use consistent units, like litres or kilograms, to avoid calculation errors.
Break data into periods: For large datasets, input data in manageable chunks, such as monthly logs, for easier reviews.
Verify completeness: Ensure all vehicles and time periods are accounted for to avoid underreporting.