Hyundai and Kia unveil system to quantify and manage carbon emissions in car lifecycle

SEOUL: Hyundai Motor and Kia have announced the development of the Integrated Greenhouse Gas Information System (IGIS), a platform to monitor, quantify and manage carbon emissions throughout an entire vehicle lifecycle.

The platform uses the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to achieve that.

The system monitors energy consumption across global production facilities, maintaining a comprehensive record of carbon management activities.

In addition, IGIS facilitates the collection of LCA data from supplier sites and components, which is used to calculate carbon footprint and predict greenhouse gas emissions across the supply chain.

IGIS also relies on blockchain technology to ensure data integrity and security, making it difficult to tamper with or falsify information.

This robust system fosters transparent and reliable carbon emissions management, providing a high degree of confidence in the accuracy of the data collected.

IGIS is expected to streamline data management and enhances operational efficiency by integrating existing systems in Hyundai Motor and Kia.