Carbon
Employee Commuting Emissions Calculator
Calculate annual employee commuting emissions from commute distance, working days, employees and an editable passenger-kilometre emission factor.
Mode is for classification. Enter the emission factor required by your reporting methodology.
Use a passenger-kilometre factor that matches the commute mode and occupancy assumptions.
Annual Commuting Emissions
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Estimated annual greenhouse gas emissions from employee home-to-work commuting.
Commute mode
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Daily round-trip distance
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Annual distance per employee
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Annual passenger-kilometres
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Emission factor used
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Emissions per employee
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Emissions per working day
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Total annual commuting emissions
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Method:
Daily round-trip distance is:
Round-Trip Distance =
One-Way Distance × 2
Annual passenger travel activity is:
Passenger-km =
One-Way Distance × 2 × Working Days × Employees
Annual commuting emissions are:
COâ‚‚e =
Passenger-km × Emission Factor
For example:
15 km one way × 2 × 240 days × 100 employees
= 720,000 passenger-km/year
At 150 g COâ‚‚e/passenger-km:
720,000 × 150
= 108,000,000 g COâ‚‚e
= 108 tCOâ‚‚e/year
The calculator converts miles to kilometres automatically.
For car commuting, ensure the emission factor is expressed per passenger-kilometre. Vehicle-kilometre factors require an occupancy adjustment before use here.
Rail, metro, bus and motorcycle factors vary by geography, fuel or electricity source, occupancy and methodology.
Walking and cycling may be assigned zero direct operational emissions in some inventories, while lifecycle methodologies may include additional impacts. Use the factor appropriate to the selected reporting boundary.
This calculator estimates employee commuting activity only. Business travel and company-owned vehicle emissions should normally be accounted for separately.
