Net Zero Carbon Podcast

How hydrogen could help decarbonize transportation — Net-Zero Carbon

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On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, is joined by Mike Hopkins, CEO of Bakken Energy, to discuss the basics of hydrogen and why hydrogen is an attractive fuel source for hard to abate emissions in long-haul trucking.

About 95% of hydrogen produced in the U.S. today is considered gray hydrogen, which is made by natural gas reforming, according to the Department of Energy. This process produces hydrogen and releases...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-hydrogen-could-help-decarbonize-transportation-net-zero-carbon

Tackling transportation-related emission visibility — Net-Zero Carbon

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On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, talks with Dominik Hengge, head of product at Tracks, about the basics of calculating emissions in transportation. 

They discuss how complex this seemingly straightforward task is and how critical third-party firms like Tracks will be in reducing the data-sharing friction between shippers and carriers. 

Gomez and Hengge said that measuring greenhouse gas emissions is an important...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tackling-transportation-related-emission-visibility-net-zero-carbon

Scaling low-carbon logistics solutions — Net-Zero Carbon

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On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, host Tyler Cole chats with Graham Major-Ex, head of green business at Sennder. Sennder is a Berlin, Germany-based digital freight-forwarding company that aims to help decarbonize road freight. 

Major-Ex’s team oversees green freight offerings and is working to scale low-carbon solutions. Sennder provides multiple options for freight buyers, including verified improved emissions reporting and pilot and commercial scale initiatives around electrification and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/scaling-low-carbon-logistics-solutions-net-zero-carbon

Driving freight to a zero-waste future — Net-Zero Carbon

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On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Andrea Pope from Leaf Logistics and host Tyler Cole discuss removing waste from road freight. 

Leaf is focused on revolutionizing freight procurement by building a more transparent industrywide network of shippers and logistics service providers. It reviews opportunities to reduce emissions today and forecasts future solutions to bring net-zero freight to market.

When asked about how the company approaches social, environmental and financial...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driving-freight-to-a-zero-waste-future-net-zero-carbon

3PL sustainability strategy — Net-Zero Carbon

DHL and FreightWaves experts discuss sustainability strategies for 3PLs.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Tyler Cole, director of carbon intelligence at FreightWaves, and Jason Gillespie, senior director of continuous improvement, innovation and engineering at DHL Supply Chain, discuss DHL’s sustainability initiatives.

“When we’re talking to our customers — my customers are the shippers — they’re saying they’ve got targets. They know that road transportation is a big scope 3 thing they have to worry about,” Gillespie said.

Scope 3 emissions occur along a company’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3pl-sustainability-strategy-net-zero-carbon

Over-the-road decarbonization strategies — Net-Zero Carbon

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, FreightWaves and Leonard's Express experts chat about sustainability.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Ken Johnson, CEO of Leonard’s Express, joins Tyler Cole, director of carbon intelligence at FreightWaves, to discuss opportunities for fleets to reduce emissions. 

Through piloting new and emerging technologies, Leonard’s Express seeks to improve profitability with better fuel efficiency. Customers and employees are clamoring for change in an industry that is often perceived as playing catch-up when it comes to innovation, Cole said. 

“One of the things that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/over-the-road-decarbonization-strategies-net-zero-carbon

Convoy’s truckload sustainability report — Net-Zero Carbon

This episode of Net-Zero Carbon dives into Convoy's recent trucking report, data, and scope 3 emissions.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Tyler Cole, director of carbon intelligence at FreightWaves, is joined by Jennifer Wong, head of sustainability at Convoy, to review Convoy’s latest report on sustainability in truckload transportation. 

They discussed how shippers and logistics service providers have a growing interest in topics ranging from the value of data to improving vehicle efficiency and reducing emissions in freight. Convoy is working to educate and empower the shipping community to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/convoys-truckload-sustainability-report-net-zero-carbon

Digitizing assets to make more sustainable decisions — Net-Zero Carbon

This episode of Net-Zero Carbon focuses on using data to make sustainable decisions.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Tyler Cole, director of carbon intelligence at FreightWaves, is joined by Daniel MacGregor, co-founder of Nexxiot. They discuss how data can benefit different stakeholders and sectors and how harvesting operational data can improve business decisions.

Nexxiot provides hardware and software solutions to gather data and allow companies to optimize fleet operations. The company is trying to “hit the sweet spot” — accelerating positive environmental change and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/digitizing-assets-to-make-more-sustainable-decisions-net-zero-carbon

Voluntary carbon credit market — Net-Zero Carbon

This episode of Net-Zero Carbon dives into voluntary carbon credits.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, is joined by Peter Fusaro, founder of the Wall Street Green Summit, to discuss the voluntary carbon credit market.

The two discuss why companies should be preparing to buy offsets to negate the environmental impacts of their business and how carbon credits can help companies achieve carbon neutrality. 

Carbon credits can be purchased to “offset” a company’s greenhouse gas...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/voluntary-carbon-credit-market-net-zero-carbon

Ports of the future with WickedHyper — Net-Zero Carbon

WickedHyper CEO joins FreightWaves to chat about the potential of hyperloop systems to move containers to and from ports.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Tyler Cole, director of carbon intelligence at FreightWaves, is joined by Steve Peaslee, CEO and founder of WickedHyper. Peaslee detailed the launch of his innovative enterprise to rapidly move containers inland from the ports using automation and emission-free energy. 

WickedHyper originally planned to handle the loading and unloading process involved in using hyperloop systems to get containers to and from ports quickly, but the company it was working with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-of-the-future-with-wickedhyper-net-zero-carbon

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