The role of robotics in carbon-neutral warehouses
GreenBiz
APRIL 13, 2022
Making warehouse logistics carbon neutral will look different in every industry, but it starts with energy efficiency measures such as lighting upgrades.
FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040
GreenBiz
MARCH 3, 2021
FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040. Global logistics giant FedEx on Wednesday announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. The plan includes a $2 billion investment across electric vehicles, clean energy for operations and a new academic center with Yale focused on capturing carbon. Carbon Capture.
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Wastewater system selected for landmark logistics scheme
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Momentum is a strategic logistics scheme transforming a 20-acre brownfield site next to the River Thames in Rainham. WCS Environmental Engineering technology has been selected to deliver wastewater treatment at a landmark industrial development in east London.
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Volvo delivers 20 electric trucks to DFDS in Sweden
Charged
MARCH 29, 2023
Volvo has supplied the first batch of 20 FM Electric trucks, out of a total order of 125, to Danish integrated shipping and logistics company DFDS in Gothenburg, Sweden. Moreover, the deployment of the zero-emission trucks is part of DFDS’s goal to become carbon-neutral by 2050. Source: Volvo
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Signify hails 'carbon neutrality' milestone as it switches on new green targets
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Lighting giant Signify has today announced a series of sustainability milestones, claiming it has achieved 'carbon neutral' status for its global operations, which it said are now also powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity.
Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions
GreenBiz
JULY 8, 2020
On Wednesday morning, the logistics and retail giant announced that it plans to buy 6 million gallons of bio jet fuel via a division of Shell and produced by World Energy, a big biodiesel producer. Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030.
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Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date
GreenBiz
AUGUST 28, 2020
In particular, the market for electric last-mile delivery vehicles is starting to grow quickly as logistics companies such as FedEx and Amazon, as well as retailers such as IKEA, set and strive to hit climate goals. . Mercedes-Benz says it will become net carbon-neutral by 2040. .
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Low carbon packages: FedEx pledges to deliver 'carbon neutrality' across its operations by 2040 with $2bn investment drive
Business Green
MARCH 4, 2021
Air cargo operator pledges to invest in sustainable fuels, carbon capture research, and fleet electrification in bid to meet new climate goals. FedEx also announced it is investing $100m to set up a new centre for national carbon capture at Yale University where researchers will look into ways to scale up carbon sequestration technologies.
Honda, Isuzu, and GM: Pioneering Partnerships in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Development
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 1, 2024
This announcement is a testament to Honda’s dedication to leveraging clean energy sources and leading the way towards a carbon-neutral future. This article explores these initiatives and Honda’s broader strategy for promoting carbon neutrality across various industries.
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Revolutionizing Heavy-Duty Mobility with H2 Powered Mining Vehicles
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 21, 2024
Komatsu is aiming to reduce its global emissions by a whopping 50% by 2030, with a further goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. On the other hand, GM has set a target to achieve full carbon neutrality in both its products and operations by 2040. The mining industry is no exception.
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Comment: Tesla trucks alone will not save the transport industry
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 26, 2021
Phill Davies, Co-Founder of Magway, a UK firm behind a new form of e-commerce and freight delivery system, believes the transition to electric vehicles won’t be enough to secure needed emissions reductions for sectors such as logistics, and offers a few thoughts on alternative approaches. Racing forward to first place.
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Cactos - Smart energy storage system provider Cactos signs deal worth over 1 million with leading Finnish logistics company Logitri to optimise its carbon-neutral logistics operations
Global Renewable News
MARCH 30, 2023
20 Cactos One smart energy storage units will.
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5 Companies Committed to Hitting Net Zero in 2022
The Environmental Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
To be classed as net zero, a company must achieve a balance between the carbon it emits into the atmosphere and the carbon it removes. To be a completely carbon free company by 2022 , Crystal Doors will look at indirect emissions not related to the manufacturing or logistics processes, including how their employees travel to work.
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GM's electric delivery foray, plus other mobility trends headlining CES
GreenBiz
JANUARY 13, 2021
GM's logistics news comes amidst a massive growth in e-commerce during the pandemic. But auto parts company Bosch used the digital CES to tout that the company has gone carbon-neutral this year, and now plans to go carbon-neutral across its supply chain, a particularly more difficult task.
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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course
GreenBiz
MARCH 22, 2021
The pandemic led ICAO to scale back the program, CORSIA (for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), to make it easier for airlines to comply. The sooner that the costs of carbon control are included in the costs of doing business, the sooner new technologies will be developed.
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Concrete progress: Tarmac orders UK's first battery electric mixer truck
Business Green
JUNE 28, 2022
Tarmac places order with Renault Trucks for cutting edge 'carbon neutral' battery electric mixer truck. Tarmac has announced plans to deploy the UK's first battery electric mixer truck, paving the way for a significant reduction in carbon emissions and air pollution at its construction sites.
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Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré Staked His Brand on Caring About the Climate. So Why Is His Company Working for Shell?
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 23, 2024
Nor is it the only link between the fossil fuel industry and the Bolloré family’s global business interests, which encompass multi-billion-dollar logistics operations servicing major oil companies, including Shell. Bolloré Logistics has done substantial work for Shell. billion euros ($21.7 billon) in revenues.
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Energy saving innovations dominate Scottish Environment Business Awards
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
It has increased carbon capture and storage, biodiversity, and green jobs through work at its two estates – Bunloit and Beldorney. It is also now targeting becoming a net carbon neutral business. improvement on energy storage, leading to significant carbon savings. Its primary project, PRISMA, provides a 20.5%
How Carbon Pledges Are Driving a UK Offshore Wind Hub to Switch to Green Hydrogen
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
A port and fabrication yard in Scotland is planning to convert to green hydrogen as it looks to serve the carbon-conscious offshore wind sector. The park will serve as the marshaling, storage and logistics base for the 1,075-megawatt Seagreen offshore wind farm, being developed by SSE and co-owned by French oil major Total.
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Whether pandemic or climate crisis, you better get your data right
GreenBiz
JUNE 25, 2020
With growing consensus on the gravity of the climate crisis, countries and companies are adopting carbon reduction targets. Pressure to make emissions visible has been around for a while: Consumers want to know how much carbon is embodied in the products they buy. Alas, to date the same isn’t true of carbon performance.
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Audi to convert factories for EV production, phase out ICE models by 2033
Charged
JANUARY 12, 2023
Step by step, we are bringing all our sites into the future,” says Audi Board Member for Production and Logistics Gerd Walker. “We Sustainability is another major goal—Audi hopes to make all its production sites worldwide net carbon-neutral by 2025. We don’t want any standalone lighthouse projects on greenfield sites.
Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly
Grist
AUGUST 11, 2022
So as the aviation industry has gradually climbed aboard global pledges to get rid of carbon emissions, it has mostly promised to make up for its damage elsewhere — through offsets that might involve planting trees, restoring wetlands, or paying people to preserve ecosystems that otherwise would have been razed. And, oh yeah: less flying. “It
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EU Digital Product Passports aim to track items through the product life-cycle
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 23, 2023
All these proposals fall under the purview of the European Green Deal, first approved in 2020, whose goal is to achieve incremental sustainable growth so that Europe becomes the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Green Deal legislation has proven most adaptable to the times.
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COP26 Climate Summit clinches international sustainability standard
Business Green
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Sharma added that the UK also planned to get the summit certified as carbon neutral, meaning that all emissions generated by the two-week conference would be balanced by investments in projects that remove the equivalent emissions from the atmosphere. "To
Action pledged at cross-sector FOG summit
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
That puts vans on the road emitting CO2, so it controls that as well, which we want as everyone is striving towards net zero and carbon neutrality. The more callouts we have for drainage issues, the more times we need to send someone to service the unit. . There is also a nice revenue stream from recycling used cooking oil.”. .
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DHL Express inks landmark sustainable aviation fuel deals with BP and Neste
Business Green
MARCH 21, 2022
Oil giant and refining company set to provide logistics company with 800 million litres of aviation fuel from 2026 in what has been dubbed 'largest ever SAF deals' announced to date. John Pearson, CEO DHL Express, said that "not a day goes by" without customers asking about low carbon logistics solutions.
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American Airlines and Kuehne+Nagel ink pioneering sustainable aviation fuel agreement
Business Green
MARCH 10, 2021
American Airlines has announced it has reached an agreement in principle with Kuehne+Nagel to allocate a portion of the emissions reduction benefit the airline generates from its use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the logistics company in a move designed to signal growing customer demand for lower carbon fuels.
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The top 25 most sustainable fleets
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Media Authorship. Anheuser-Busch. Anheuser-Busch.
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Science Museum Head Defends Shell Sponsorship of Climate Change Exhibition
DeSmogBlog
MAY 19, 2021
Over 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on the museum to drop Shell as a sponsor of the “Our Future Planet” exhibition, which opens 19 May and focuses on controversial carbon, capture and storage technology ahead of November’s COP26 UN climate summit. .
eBay slashes emissions goals with new SBTi approved climate targets
Business Green
OCTOBER 17, 2021
eBay said it will now work with its logistics providers to offer low-carbon alternatives for shipping goods to help lower its Scope 3 emissions. At eBay, we believe we have an urgent and important responsibility to mitigate the impact of climate change," said Renee Morin, chief sustainability officer at the company. "We
Sainsbury's promises to go net zero by 2040
Business Green
JANUARY 27, 2020
The new strategy will see the company slash its use of plastic packaging, switch to zero emission logistics and delivery vehicles, install new green refrigeration technology, and drastically curb food waste, the company said. Progress against the target will be reported every six months. "We
The risky business of climate risk: 'Stop predicting the future'
GreenBiz
MARCH 8, 2021
Santona foresees the need for companies to talk with suppliers, even out to the third and fourth tiers, and to collaborate about climate change, identifying ways to harness renewable energy, reduce waste and streamline manufacturing and logistics. "At The power of metaphor.
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Amazon to buy bio jet fuel to lower air cargo emissions
Business Green
JULY 9, 2020
The tech giants efforts to curb emissions from its globe-spanning logistics operations are continuing to expand. The logistics and retail giant announced Wednesday morning that it plans to buy six million gallons of bio jet fuel via a division of Shell and produced by World Energy, a big biodiesel producer. A drop in the fuel tank.
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'Absolute necessity': Ford expands EV line-up in race to meet 600,000 sales goal by 2026
Business Green
MARCH 15, 2022
US carmaker aiming to end fossil fuel van sales and achieve 'carbon neutrality' across entire European operations and supply chain by 2035. Stuart Rowley, chair of Ford's European business, said yesterday's announcements "signal what is nothing less than the total transformation of our brand in Europe".
Oberon Fuels Partners with Suburban Propane and Empresas Lipigas to Evaluate Renewable Dimethyl Ether and Propane Blends in Latin America
CleanTech San Diego
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Three leaders in their respective industries have announced a collaboration to test a clean, innovative low-carbon fuel blend in residential and commercial applications in Latin America. At Lipigas we are preparing our way to become a carbon neutral company. The collaboration includes Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
Zero emission deliveries: Amazon puts its first electric HGVs on UK roads
Business Green
MARCH 24, 2022
The five vehicles replace diesel HGVs and should result in up to 100,000 annual road miles being fuelled with renewable electricity instead of diesel, preventing 170 tonnes of carbon emissions. Amazon is one of the first companies in the world to put electric heavy goods trucks on the road," he said.
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California to Require 100% Zero-Emission Passenger Vehicle Sales by 2035
Latham's Clean Energy Law Report
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
On September 23, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-79-20 , which will have sweeping implications for the oil and gas industry, automakers, low-carbon fuel producers, the logistics industry, and public transit agencies, among others (the Executive Order).
JetBlue invests in Universal Hydrogen to help advance carbon-free flight
Renewable Energy World
APRIL 23, 2021
Universal Hydrogen says it is fueling carbon-free flight and that the money will allow it to accelerate the development of its hydrogen logistics network and regional aircraft conversion kits, and also boost its burgeoning commercial activities. In 2020 JetBlue became the first U.S.
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Cities hold the key to turning the carbon challenge into clean growth
Business Green
JULY 14, 2022
Cities are one of the great achievements of human civilisation: logistical miracles where thousands - or even millions - of us come together to live, work and play. The Danish capital has well-publicised plans to be net carbon-neutral by 2025, and has already reduced emissions by nearly half since 2005.
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Panasonic: How a green technology drive can help deliver on internal carbon goals
Business Green
MARCH 18, 2022
Latest batch of carbon analysis from electronics giant reveals how clean technologies can help slash emissions from transportation and distribution. The German-headquartered company first started collecting carbon data in 2020, and as such the data unveiled yesterday provides the first year-on-year comparison of its climate impact.
Is online retail greener than heading to the shops?
Business Green
APRIL 13, 2021
The carbon footprint of e-commerce has long been the subject of intense debate, with the reduction in retail space and customer travel set against the increase in emissions from delivery fleets and reams of additional packaging. Moreover, in the UK logistics occupies less than 2.4 per cent of total traffic in London.
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Proposal for worlds largest timber structure offers possibilities
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
All over the world, unique projects are being developed to mitigate carbon emissions. While the main purpose is to store carbon dioxide, Bank of Norrland can also store timber for future use and help farmers find fair pay for their wood. This design even accounts for wood shrinkage and the logistics of timber delivery trucks.
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Coronavirus Derailed COP26 Talks, But Not Europe’s Appetite for Climate Action
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 6, 2020
But like the talks themselves, Europe's aggressive push to reduce its carbon emissions has been merely postponed , not canceled. Organizers of the COP26 Glasgow summit have stressed that the decision to postpone is a logistical one. Even in Europe, there are calls to drop carbon reductions from the agenda in the wake of the crisis.
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