Carbon emissions
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Maritime
Slowing ships may have little CO2 reduction benefit
An unreleased study reportedly discussed at IMO’s meeting this week suggests that setting ship engine power limitations would result in negligible CO2 emission reduction.
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Energy
U.K. retailer John Lewis to use cow manure to power its delivery fleets
John Lewis will now use carbon-neutral renewable biomethane to power hundreds of its delivery trucks by 2021.
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American Shipper
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Energy
DHE electrifies yard trucks in Ontario facility
It's the first step in a broader plan to transform the site into an emission-free freight terminal.
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Trucking
Shifting freight demand from truck to rail will improve air quality, study finds
Maintaining strict emissions regulations and levying a carbon tax on freight movement will help reduce mortality rates due to air pollution.
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Sustainable Freight
Carbon policies may ruin the world’s first global carbon offset program
“Flight shaming” campaigns failed to recognize that airlines only account for 2 percent of global carbon emissions.
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Economics
Germany €54 billion climate package might be too little too late
Germany has unveiled a climate package which experts believe is not ambitious enough, coinciding with the time Germany inches closer to an economic recession.
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Sustainable Freight
Diesel consumption dropped in California, but it’s not what you think
Diesel consumption in California fell in the beginning of 2019, led some to believe that there was a sudden transition to other fuel sources.
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Europe
Diesel trucks are ‘greener’ compared to LNG trucks
New European study of popular LNG truck models show that they release 2 to 3.5 times more poisonous NOx gases than an average diesel truck.
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News
Delta explores forest residue as jet fuel
Forest debris buildup has been blamed for fueling many wildfires in the West. Delta Air Lines [NYSE: DAL] hopes it can soon fuel its jet…
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