Emissions & Efficiency

Session to detail carbon calculating

Feb. 1, 2009

Fleets interested in calculating their carbon footprint will receive some answers at a panel discussion led by Stephen B. Russell at The Masters' Seminar, which takes place one day before the start of NAFA's 2009 Institute & Expo in New Orleans, LA. The time has come when fleet managers need to know how their fleet affects the environment, says Russell. The seminar, entitled, Carbon Footprint Calculation

Wendy Leavitt

“The time has come when fleet managers need to know how their fleet affects the environment,” says Russell. The seminar, entitled, “Carbon Footprint Calculation and Management,” will help explain the contribution vehicle emissions have on greenhouse gases and will look at emissions reductions strategies, including alternative fuel options.

Fleet managers will learn how to calculate the carbon footprint of their fleet, the effect different types of fuel have on the environment, and how to track their fleet's environmental performance over time. The seminar is led by Jason Mathers, fleet project manager, Corporate Partnerships Program, for the Environmental Defense Fund.

U.S. EPA fleet mandates will also be explained and the new EDF-NAFA carbon emissions calculator will be demonstrated.

“If a fleet manager hasn't been asked by upper management or the City Council yet what the carbon footprint of their fleet is, that day is coming soon,” adds Russell.

The Masters' Seminar will be held on April 24. The Institute & Expo runs April 25-28 and features Graeme Maxton as the keynote speaker.
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About the Author

Wendy Leavitt

Wendy Leavitt joined Fleet Owner in 1998 after serving as editor-in-chief of Trucking Technology magazine for four years.

She began her career in the trucking industry at Kenworth Truck Company in Kirkland, WA where she spent 16 years—the first five years as safety and compliance manager in the engineering department and more than a decade as the company’s manager of advertising and public relations. She has also worked as a book editor, guided authors through the self-publishing process and operated her own marketing and public relations business.

Wendy has a Masters Degree in English and Art History from Western Washington University, where, as a graduate student, she also taught writing.