Methodology for Transport Energy Efficiency from Light Weight Pallets

This methodology outlines procedures to estimate the avoided net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from project activities involving the use of pallets—the flat, portable structures that support goods during handling, transportation and storage—that are lighter in weight than their conventional alternatives for freight transport. Typical GHG reduction projects with light weight pallets involve replacing an existing fleet of conventional wood pallets with light weight pallets or setting up a new fleet using light weight pallets. In both cases, the baseline would be the same fleet of conventional pallets. Projects achieve GHG emission reductions through reducing the total weight of goods transported, hence reducing fuel consumption and associated GHG emissions.