PortXchange says measuring emissions isn’t enough

Ports have spent years improving how they calculate and report emissions. But knowing how much a port emitted last year does little to guide tomorrow’s investment decisions.

That frustration has emerged repeatedly in PortXchange’s conversations with ports seeking better ways to manage their environmental impact. They want to understand emissions across their operations, anticipate future changes and assess the consequences of major investments.

PortXchange is responding by expanding EmissionInsider, with new features coming to the platform including multimodal emissions monitoring, emissions forecasting, scenario modelling and AI-assisted decarbonisation planning. Ports’ practical needs are shaping these developments, as they want to use emissions information to guide operational and investment decisions.

Sjoerd de Jager, Managing Director & Co-Founder of PortXchange, believes the industry has spent too long treating emissions reporting as the end of the process rather than the starting point. “Ports have become much better at measuring emissions, but measuring them doesn’t make them disappear,” de Jager said. “If the information sits in a report that nobody uses when making operational or investment decisions, we have to question what we’re achieving. Ports need to know where they can make a difference, what it will cost and whether their plans will actually reduce emissions.”

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