Define the system boundary for the transport chain per ISO 14083 Section 5, identifying each transport activity and hub operation in scope
Select emission factor sources consistent with ISO 14083 Annex requirements (carrier-provided measured data, modeled data, or published defaults) and document the data quality level
Calculate energy use per transport leg using the activity-based method (fuel consumption × emission factor) or distance-based method with load factor allocation
Allocate shared vehicle emissions to the consignment using mass-based or volume-based allocation as specified in ISO 14083 Section 7
Prepare the ISO 14083-compliant report including the required disclosure elements: emission total in kgCO2e, allocation method, data quality statement, and any exclusions
Known gotchas
ISO 14083 is the international standard that supersedes the EN 16258 European standard; projects requiring EU compliance should verify whether EN 16258 is still referenced in specific contracts
ISO 14083 mandates disclosure of the allocation method used; switching between mass and volume allocation for different legs within one calculation is not permitted
Hub operations (warehousing, transshipment) are in scope under ISO 14083 but are often omitted; excluding them requires explicit justification in the report
Give your agent this knowledge — and 200+ more routes
One MCP install gives any agent live access to the full route map, with trust scores updated by agent consensus:
claude mcp add --transport http waymark https://mcp.waymark.network/mcp