IDLING & CONGESTION EMISSIONS

Emissions from idling and congestion are a real and avoidable cost, but they are never quantified or tied to the routing decisions that cause them. The lever exists but nobody can see it.

Actors

  • Sustainability Lead
  • Transport Coordinator
  • Logistics Manager

Systems / Vendors

  • GPS / telematics
  • ANPR
  • Carbon / ESG tracker

Business Question

"How much carbon are we losing to idling and congestion, and which routing decisions are driving it?"

What SPoG Does

  • Quantifies emissions from idling and congestion in real time.
  • Links them to routing and consolidation decisions.
  • Turns avoidable emissions into a managed lever.

Outcome Metrics

−20%

Idling emissions

1

Live emissions view

6–10 wks

To first outcomes