From weforum.org: “Significant movement is expected towards reduced supply chain carbon intensity. This will create both opportunities and risks for logistics and transport firms, with changes in supply and demand driven by: Regulation of carbon emissions, Higher and more volatile fuel prices, as well as Evolving consumer and client demand. The sector can play an influential role in decarbonization, both in its own operations and through broader supply chain optimisation. This provides direct benefits through reduced costs, managed risks and business growth.”
“Human activity generates annual greenhouse gas emissions of around 50,000 mega-tonnes CO2e. We estimate that 2,800 mega-tonnes – or 5.5% of the total – are contributed by the logistics and transport sector. Key to supply-chain-wide decarbonization is an understanding of CO2 emissions across the system. Corporate-level reporting, guided by the widely-used Greenhouse Gas Protocol, is a spreading reality. Product level foot-printing is an important step towards supply chain carbon rationalisation. It has been given a boost by the agreement of the first standards.” The Role of Logistics and Transport in Reducing Supply Chain Carbon Emissions