Emissions

Adding emissions calculator to the checkout

Last updated 13 Jun 2024

The Emissions extension allows you to calculate the estimated emissions of delivering the order.

If enabled, the response from GetShippingOptions API will contain the estimated shipping and packaging emissions for each transport method.

Learn more about our Emissions Calculator.

Data Requirements

To estimate the order emissions, Skrym needs the following data:

  • Available packages: You can upload your (or your warehouse's) packages on Scope.

  • Package fill materials: You can upload your (or your warehouse's) fill materials on Scope.

  • Optimization: Optimization is required to calculate how much packaging and filling material is used, and how much space will the parcel take up in the transportation vehicle.