carbon footprint
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Logistics
Making supply chains sustainable during times of emissions limit advocacy
Supply chains are a major source of carbon emissions. Switching to alternative fuel powertrains and improving equipment utilization levels can help reduce footprint.
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Today's Pickup
Today’s Pickup: Last-mile delivery growth will increase carbon emissions by 30% by 2030
WEF projects 36% growth in last-mile delivery vehicles by 2030; Tesla vehicle registrations in California halves in Q4 '19; Bendix signs on Geotab as telematics…
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American Shipper
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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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Sustainability
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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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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Logistics
Indian e-commerce major Flipkart to replace 40 percent of its fleet with electric vehicles
Flipkart is phasing out its conventional vehicles and introducing electric last-mile vehicles, which is expected to lower its carbon emissions by 50 percent.
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News
Success is sweet for Hershey, a Shipper of Choice
Iconic American chocolatier and sweets maker Hershey tied for 18th place in a list of the top 25 manufacturers, distributors and retailers that do the…
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Economics
ITF 2019 – effecting sustainable transportation in the age of decarbonization
Transport ministers from 60 countries met at Leipzig to discuss strategies and the implication of global carbon emissions.
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Europe
UK government’s £2 million fund focuses on increasing electric cargo bikes on streets
The funding is expected to increase the use of electric cargo bikes to fulfil last-mile deliveries, which will help reduce congestion and pollution on the…
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