As one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, the commercial transportation industry plays a major role in helping to create a lower carbon intensity future.
“Embracing alternatives to traditional fuels is not only about aligning with environmental regulations — it can also be a strategic move for carriers to position themselves as a more responsive supply chain partner and potentially expand business opportunities,” said Chevron Renewable Energy Group...
As energy prices continue to rise and as more companies and individuals become carbon conscious, Link Logistics has developed a utility management model that will leverage its access to real estate capital to cut energy costs for its tenants.
Sam Stockdale, senior vice president and head of sustainability at Link Logistics, sat down with Mary O’Connell for the Net-Zero Carbon podcast to explain how Energy Solutions scales decarbonization, as detailed in a new Link Logistics sustainability case...
Its crucial role in the global supply chain is unquestioned, but freight transportation is also one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.
The commercial transportation sector — which includes trucks, planes, ships and trains — currently makes up about 15% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Supply chain experts said the transportation sector could soon be the largest contributor to global greenhouse gases. That’s...
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On Friday’s episode of Net-Zero Carbon, FreightWaves host Tyler Cole was joined by supply chain guru Deborah Dull, senior research director at Zero100, a company founded based on the belief that supply chains should be digitized in order to decarbonize.
Creating digital networks and visibility are primary focuses when digitizing a supply chain. Educating industry professionals to decide where and how to implement digitized processes into that ecosystem is Zero100’s mission.
The traditional supply...
On this week’s episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Tyler Cole was joined by Matt Byrd, director of sales at InRange Technologies, to discuss everything from cost and environmental savings related to trailer skirts to a new initiative to help the people of Zambia.
Founded in 2020 in Raleigh, North Carolina, InRange, under parent company Inventure, looks to solve transportation challenges through innovation and engineered systems.
“At our core, we are a transportation technology company,” said Byrd,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/heading-shaving-costs-saving-lives-net-zero-carbon
On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez officially hands over hosting duties to a familiar face. Tyler Cole, previously the director of carbon intelligence at FreightWaves, returns to hosting duties for Net-Zero Carbon. The pair discussed and debated lessons learned in the field of sustainable freight and logistics over the last year.
They reflected on the data and insights they’ve gained working together on the show. Cole said he hopes the show will “create space for people to explore...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lessons-learned-net-zero-carbon
On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, and Sam Stockdale, senior vice president of sustainability at logistics real estate company Link Logistics, discuss Link’s innovative strategy to achieve carbon-neutral operations in direct and indirect emissions by 2025.
Link Logistics on Thursday announced a nearly $5 million commitment to the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy to support landowners through...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/link-logistics-path-to-slashing-emissions-net-zero-carbon
On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, and Nate Springer, senior director of market development at Gladstein Neandross & Associates, clarified the differences among scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. They also discussed the interplay among those emissions and how to mitigate them.
“An increasing number of customers are beginning to ask all of their freight and transportation partners for...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-scope-of-emissions-in-transportation-net-zero-carbon
On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, and Francisco Alvarez, lead data scientist at Convoy, discussed the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather and how it impacts transportation.
Alvarez, who has a background in meteorology, talked about how truckers pay attention to weather and how important transportation’s role is in reducing emissions.
“There are fewer groups of people who are more weather-aware...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/extreme-weather-and-transportation-net-zero-carbon
On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, and Lynn Lyon, director of business development and sustainable transportation at sustainable-energy solutions company U.S. Gain, discuss how the transportation industry is reducing emissions.
Lyon says transition fuels, partnerships and data are key in the journey to net-zero. Companies large and small are realizing that sustainability is here to stay.
“I think there’s an...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-state-of-sustainability-in-transportation-net-zero-carbon