Reducing Fleet Greenhouse Emissions

Jason Mathers

Climate Change 101

What are the sources?

7%

19%

28%

6%

5%

35%

AgricultureIndustryTransportationCommercialResidentialUtilities

U.S. greenhouse gas emissionsU.S. greenhouse gas emissions

Why do vehicles matter?

Source: EPA. 2007. Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2005 (Draft

for public review).

The 100,000 vehicles in pharmaceutical fleets emit about 900,000 MT CO2 each year!

Factors for vehicle emissions

Total Total carbon carbon

emissionsemissions

DrivingDriving

PracticePracticess

Carbon Carbon per per

gallon of gallon of fuelfuel

Fuel economyFuel economy

Measure Emissions

Gallon of Diesel = 10.15 kg CO2

Total Carbon DioxideGallons of Gasoline

CO2 coefficient

== CCOO

OO

XX 8.81 kg8.81 kg

Improve Vehicle Selection

• Right size vehicles• Choose best in class• Evaluate total

vehicle life-cycle costs

• Offer employee incentives

Improve Vehicle Use

• Influence driver behavior

• Deploy telematics• Reduce Vehicles

Miles Travel• Improve vehicle

maintenance

IV. Offset Remaining Emissions

• Leadership Practice

• Portion of Savings can cover costs

• Credible projects a must

Report on Results

• Sustainability Reports• Shareholder Surveys• Corporate Intranet• Press Releases• Client Newsletters

Metrics to Track Progress

Total Fleet EmissionsTotal Fleet Emissions

Emissions per Emissions per vehiclevehicle

Emissions per mileEmissions per mile

Results:4.4% MPG

4.2% Emissions

4.1% Costs

Committed to Committed to going Carbon-going Carbon-neutral in 2008neutral in 2008

Results:

22.0% MPG

13.0% Emissions

10.0% Costs

Has Offset Remaining EmissionsHas Offset Remaining Emissions

Results:

18.0% MPG

15.8% Emissions

8.0% Costs

Results:

21.1% MPG

20.5% Emissions

Costs: No change

www.edf.org/greenfleetGHG Calculator Best

Practices

Driver Training Materials

Benchmarking Study

Fleet Success Stories

Average savings:• 14% emission reductions

• 4% lifecycle cost reductions •25,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions avoided

• Over $8 millions saved