A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores logic that, when executed by a hydrocarbon supply chain carbon footprint estimator, causes the hydrocarbon supply chain carbon footprint estimator to perform at least the following:
- identify a hydrocarbon supply chain for hydrocarbon supply chain carbon footprint estimation, wherein the hydrocarbon supply chain includes a delivery stream comprising a plurality of hydrocarbon supply chain network elements, each of the plurality of hydrocarbon supply chain network elements including at least one of the following:
- a hydrocarbon extraction site, a hydrocarbon refinement facility, a hydrocarbon transportation system, or a hydrocarbon refinement process;
- receive, by a hydrocarbon supply chain data memory from a hydrocarbon supply chain network element monitoring system that includes at least one sensor for monitoring a plurality of hydrocarbon supply chain network elements;
- elements, wherein the at least one sensor may be configured as a flow sensor for determining at least one of the following:
- an amount of hydrocarbon stored, an amount of materials consumed in hydrocarbon extraction, or an amount of hydrocarbon extracted in a given time period, a plurality of hydrocarbon supply chain variables of the hydrocarbon supply chain, wherein each of the plurality of hydrocarbon supply chain variables includes data identifying at least one of the following:
- manufacturing data, transportation data, purchasing data, or third party emissions factor data, wherein the plurality of hydrocarbon supply chain variables includes network element variables that each affect at least one hydrocarbon supply chain network element of the plurality of hydrocarbon supply chain network elements;
- in response to determining a change to at least one of the network element variables, generate, using at least one of the network element variables, a plurality of emissions factors, wherein each emissions factor is associated with an affected network element of the plurality of hydrocarbon supply chain network elements and represents an emissions volume for a predetermined time interval;
- model, using at least one emissions factor of the plurality of emissions factors, an estimated carbon footprint produced by the delivery stream;
- generate, using the estimated carbon footprint, one or more hydrocarbon supply chain carbon footprint mitigation levers, wherein generating the hydrocarbon supply chain carbon footprint mitigation levers includes at least one of the following:
- utilizing a flow rate valve to implement a change in a delivery stream in the nodes and links of the delivery stream, or utilizing a flow rate valve to implement a change in materials used, consumed, or produced at one or more nodes or links within the supply chain;
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- implement at least one of the hydrocarbon supply chain carbon footprint mitigation levers using a hydrocarbon supply chain carbon footprint estimation output translator, hydrocarbon supply chain modification hardware, or both.