Reduce Emissions With PlanDeliver
Carbon reduction is a growing priority worldwide, but the issue is pronounced in Australia.
According to CSIRO, Australia’s carbon emissions have risen at almost double the world’s average in the past 25 years. While Australia only has 0.32 percent of the world’s population, it produces 1.43 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide. This means that Australia’s per capita consumption of carbon dioxide that is 4.5 times higher than the world average (and second only to the United States).
While a lot of things contribute to this issue, the transportation sector is responsible for the fastest-growing proportion of emissions in Australia. It’s critical that changes occur in this area.
While there are multiple ways to reduce emissions, one easy solution is route optimisation. PlanDeliver helps you develop the most efficient routes. The result: you drive less and reduce emissions.
The average PlanDeliver customer improves their efficiency by approximately 30% on a tonnes delivered per kilometre basis.
Driving less and reducing your emissions has many benefits:
- Save money: By driving less, you use less fuel. You also save on vehicle maintenance costs.
- Help the environment: Reducing the amount you drive equates to fewer toxins released from vehicles, including carbon monoxide, particulate matter, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, air pollutants and greenhouse gases.
- Improve your local community: Driving less helps reduce urban air pollution, road congestion, and noise, contributing to better community health.
Do you wonder how much changing your route can really matter? Consider this example from UPS.
UPS drastically reduced the number of left-hand turns they took because they recognised that idling at left-hand-turns isn’t fuel efficient. The result: in 2007, they drove more than 48 million fewer kilometres, which equates to over 11 million litres of gasoline and 32,000 metric tons of CO2. That’s equivalent to removing 5,300 passenger cars from the roads for an entire year.
While your savings might not be that dramatic, small changes help. And, why not save money while benefiting the environment and your community?
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Additional resources
- http://www.csiro.au/science/Low-Emissions-Transport-Research.html
- http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/australias-greenhouse-emissions-twice-world-rate/2007/05/22/1179601374518.html
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/01/climate-change-climate-change-scepticism
- http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSYD43620120091202?sp=true
- http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/magazine/09left-handturn.html
- http://solveclimate.com/blog/20080422/ups-goes-left-turn-diet-slims-down-its-carbon-footprint
- http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/environment/impact/index.aspx

