CARBON FOOTPRINT

Keeping EVs green with battery recycling

Many argue that the disposal of electric vehicles’ lithium-ion batteries after maximizing their use could potentially be just as harmful to the environment as carbon emissions.

“Looking at EVs, we don’t see any CO2 emissions, but if we think about all the input goods that go into mining, making and maintaining the batteries, then we start to see the true picture of producing the vehicles, which have the potential to leave a larger footprint than internal combustion vehicles,” said Danny Gomez,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/keeping-evs-green-with-battery-recycling

Decarbonize Trucking Today with RNG

By Greg Roche, VP of Sustainability, Clean Energy

Trucking companies, and the shippers that hire trucking companies, are making bold commitments to cut their carbon footprint—such as becoming net zero by 2030. After the commitments are made, the hard work begins. Hard work because achieving net zero or better requires more than operational improvements. New business practices and cost-effective alternative technologies are needed to move beyond even the cleanest diesel platform. Renewable...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/decarbonize-trucking-today-with-rng

Over 80% of businesses surveyed are failing to effectively monitor their environmental impact following the pandemic

Over 80% of businesses surveyed are failing to effectively monitor their environmental impact following the pandemic

John Perry

Only 18% of businesses surveyed have accurate measures in place to identify how the challenges of the pandemic have affected their businesses’ environmental impact, according to a new report.

The industry research on supply chain sustainability, conducted by leading supply chain and logistics consultancy, SCALA, found that almost a third of businesses (32%) have no...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/18/over-80-of-businesses-surveyed-are-failing-to-effectively-monitor-their-environmental-impact-following-the-pandemic/

Renewable diesel: Environmental and economic sustainability meet head-on

Neste's renewable diesel is providing cost and emissions savings for customers.

A clear, odorless drop-in fuel has the potential to provide fleets with greenhouse gas emissions savings without having to fork out extra funds for new vehicles with high upfront costs.

Renewable diesel is produced using sustainable and renewable raw materials, including used cooking oil, technical corn oil and fish fat. These waste products that are at the end of their first useful life can be processed into a liquid fuel that provides more consistency than biodiesel, Matt Leuck, technical...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/renewable-diesel-environmental-and-economic-sustainability-meet-head-on

Bouncing back from lockdown: businesses need to monitor their supply chain to control their carbon footprint in light of COP26

Bouncing back from lockdown: businesses need to monitor their supply chain to control their carbon footprint in light of COP26

Businesses have experienced major disruption to trading over the past 18 months, with many grocery and FMCG companies reporting a sharp shift to ecommerce sales. Since the start of the pandemic, 66% of non-grocery businesses experienced decreased sales through physical channels in favour of online (due to enforced lockdowns).

With an increased need to transport goods...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/02/bouncing-back-from-lockdown-businesses-need-to-monitor-their-supply-chain-to-control-their-carbon-footprint-in-light-of-cop26/

Surefront introduces product lifecycle management tool

Business-to-business communication platform Surefront has introduced an end-to-end product lifecycle management (PLM) platform to help streamline product development and reduce carbon footprints.

The PLM allows developers to navigate product development, from concept through ready-to-market stages, from a single location even if all the parties are not in that location. The platform collects and displays product data, communications and visuals in a cloud-based environment, eliminating the need...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/surefront-introduces-product-lifecycle-management-tool

White Paper: Net-Zero Carbon is More Than a Cause

More than 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the freight industry — an industry whose overwhelming reliance on fossil fuels makes its progress toward net-zero emissions a heightened priority for transportation companies and regulatory bodies. Because environmentally sustainable options haven’t been readily available and industry buy-in is still fragmented, the path forward is murky.

To understand the freight industry’s current sentiment, practices and strategic plans around...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-net-zero-carbon-is-more-than-a-cause

IMO Defines New Guidelines To Support GHG Measures

  • A set of draft guidelines to support mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of all ships has been agreed, for submission to the MEPC.
  • The guidelines are expected to be adopted when the MEPC meets for its 76th session from 10-17 June, 2021.
  • The dual approach aims to address both technical (how the ship is equipped and retrofitted) and operational measures (how the ship operates).

An International Maritime Organization (IMO) working group has agreed a set of draft guidelines to support...

https://mfame.guru/imo-defines-new-guidelines-to-support-ghg-measures/

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