Sustainability

The Energy Observer is on a seven-year cruise to publicize the role alternative energy could play in the shipping industry.

Transportation and logistics provider Schneider aims to double its intermodal size by 2030, reducing CO2 emissions by 700 million pounds annually.

The move by Phillips 66 will see the company take a stake in a soybean processing supply chain to ensure it gets enough feedstock for its ambitious renewable diesel strategy.

“First Class I railroad in North America to issue green bonds,” Norfolk Southern shares plans for environmental projects.

AskWaves explores the different ways to capture CO2 from the air, how much it costs and what happens once it’s captured.

New Legend announced plans Monday to switch all of the company’s local running lanes to an entirely all-electric fleet by 2023.

As economies of scale make hydrogen production more affordable, the aviation industry’s interest in hydrogen-powered aircraft is growing.

Clean Energy announces more than 10 RNG fueling agreements and expansions in the solid waste industry.

Carbon-neutral digital freight network company Convoy commits to reducing emissions, improving lives of truckers and increasing diversity.

A National Biodiesel Board study estimated that biodiesel exhaust is 72% less carcinogenic than exhaust from conventional diesel.

Ware2Go, which offers shipping to merchants of all sizes with a specialization in e-commerce, will automatically purchase carbon offsets through Pachama for its customers.

he microgeometry of a shark’s skin reduces friction and allows it to move faster in the water. Lufthansa Cargo is applying that same capability to its aircraft to save fuel in a fascinating case of man copying nature.

As companies purchase carbon credits to help meet net-zero emissions goals, AskWaves digs into the positives and negatives of carbon offsets.

Autonomous software from Plus applied to the Cummins Westport natural gas engine could pair self-driving with negative net-zero carbon footprint.

“There’s no reason the yard of the future shouldn’t operate with the click of a button and the power of the sun,” says Outrider CEO Andrew Smith.

Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter with perspective and context on the trucking industry, alternative transportation, powertrains and autonomy.

Prologis launched a new LEED program, Blume Global says it will be carbon-neutral very soon, and bays are seeing ecological recovery.

Imagine a world where companies have full visibility of their complete supply chains’ carbon emissions. FreightWaves Carbon Intelligence offers that insight to SONAR users.

Lila Holzman of As You Sow explains during FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit how investors can hold companies accountable on climate change.

Net-zero emissions targets are growing in popularity, but a Flexport.org expert says companies need to set the right goals and take real action to avoid greenwashing.

Anheuser-Busch brings competitors together to seek solutions.

y using a certain type of natural gas, and measuring its life cycle, a manufacturer of engines says its technology has a carbon impact of less than zero.

Wabtec is working with railroad customers to transition from diesel power to cut emissions.

Carbon markets expert and OPIS Director of Global Carbon Pricing Lisa Street chats with FreightWaves Editor-at-large John Kingston about how transportation companies can be involved in the carbon markets.

Craig Fuller, founder and CEO of FreightWaves, discusses the future of transportation as it transitions to a carbon neutral world with Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets for FreightWaves.

FreightWaves discussed the new solution and how customers can reduce their carbon emissions with Loadsmart co-founder and President Felipe Capella.

J.B. Hunt exec says at Net-Zero Carbon Summit that intermodal ‘needs to be on everybody’s mind’

You can’t reduce carbon emissions without measuring them first. C.H. Robinson experts discuss the company’s carbon measurement technology.

Onfleet announced a carbon offset program that will see it partner with its customers to contribute $8 per metric ton of carbon dioxide generated through delivery operations to reforestation and old forest protection programs.

FreightWaves introduces FreightWaves Carbon Intelligence. Learn more here!

Supply chain, climate and FreightWaves experts shared their hopes for Earth Day next year in terms of reduced emissions, alternative fuel adoption, government leadership and more.

Will the oil majors make the transition to become dominant producers of renewable energy and other climate change technology, or will new entrants supplant them?

E-commerce fulfillment company ShipBob has partnered with data-driven carbon marketplace Pachama to offer brands a carbon-neutral shipping option.

Clean Energy Fuels will provide the renewable natural gas. Amazon could end up owning part of the company.

FreightWaves examines ways carriers can limit their GHG emissions that won’t cost them an additional investment in electric vehicles.

Delivery and fulfillment platform Bringg has introduced BringgGreen Sustainability Tech Practice, a suite of tools to help retailers reduce their carbon footprint through more sustainable last-mile delivery practices.

The Salesforce Sustainability Cloud on Tuesday added a scope 3 emissions hub that allows companies to track upstream emissions from business travel, purchased goods and employee commutes.

After spending over 30 years in transportation-related climate policy, Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign, has some interesting insights.

Free virtual summit involves industry experts discussing strategies to decarbonize the transportation sector.

Metal manufacturing is responsible for nearly 8% of global emissions. En+ Group is producing aluminum with virtually no carbon footprint while SSAB and Volvo collaborate for fossil-free steel.

IKEA Canada and its last-mile delivery partner Second Closet will purchase all-electric trucks from Lion Electric to be used for home deliveries.

A transmission pipeline will take hydrogen where Nikola needs it for fuel cell trucks it plans to build in Germany with IVECO.

Relying on fossil fuels to move people and goods creates a massive carbon footprint that the transportation industry is only starting to address.

A two-year collaboration between engine maker Cummins Inc. and Tula Technology makes a dramatic cut in nitrogen-oxide emissions.

Daniel Sperling, founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, shared his thoughts on the path to reducing emissions in the road freight sector.

Capturing wastewater, farm and food waste to make biogas can prevent planet-warming methane emissions from going airborne.

The average truck’s carbon footprint is 201,834 kilograms or 223 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker are flying carbon-neutral weekly routes from Germany to China, using carbon offsets and sustainable aviation fuel.

C.H. Robinson on Thursday debuted its Emissions IQ self-serve tool for tracking carbon emissions from transportation.

The U.S. government is teaming up with leading offshore wind developer Ørsted to “combat the climate crisis and create more clean energy jobs.”

SPAC-backed stocks are getting hammered, but Hyliion soldiers on in preparing the negative net-zero carbon Hypertruck ERX.

Electric-assisted cargo bikes are being implemented as cities face challenges with congestion, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and parking.

Having proved it could achieve 100% offsetting of CO2 emissions from Expedited Max in 2020, DHL eCommerce Solutions is officially declaring its service with the highest carbon footprint as carbon-neutral moving forward.

Scope 3 emissions are often left out of corporate emission-reduction goals and disclosures, but “they have to be on someone’s books,” said Lila Holzman, senior energy program manager at As You Sow.

FedEx stays mum on how it will aid its ground delivery contractors to transition to all-electric vehicles.

DPDHL is making large commitments related to sustainable aviation, electric last-mile delivery vehicles and social impact projects in its recently released sustainability road map.

Investor-led climate change initiative Climate Action 100+ assessed 159 corporations that contribute most to global industrial GHG emissions to evaluate progress.

Autonomous trucking startup Plus is beginning production of Level 4 software this year as it works toward 10 billion miles of on-road testing.

Increased use of micro-fulfillment centers and more efficient vehicles and routing can reduce carbon emissions by 25% in urban environments, according to Accenture.

Through its partnership with Convoy, Ardagh Group saved 34,632 pounds of CO2 in the past year by maximizing efficiency and eliminating empty miles

FedEx Corp. unveiled plans to reach carbon neutrality across its global delivery network by 2040 with a fully electrified surface transport fleet.

Major Canadian trucking and warehousing company Groupe Robert is making a large investment to build Quebec’s first 3PL automated distribution center for fresh and frozen foods.

Reload, Vorto’s new autonomous platform, could save companies more than $400 million per year while increasing sustainability.

Geosite’s energy lead Jeff Williams describes how his company fuses together data from various sources to enable energy clients to glean an informed perspective on their greenhouse gas emissions output.

Brokerages like Loadsmith are solving complex problems to benefit the green economy.

Schneider’s corporate sustainability goals include plans to reduce per-mile carbon emissions 60% by 2035 and focus on fleet electrification.

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative’s road map to sustainability includes financial, social and environmental sustainability factors.

The AAR released climate policy proposals encouraging partnerships and market solutions that promote competition and carbon capture, utilization and storage technology.

A recent survey conducted by Convoy highlights how truck drivers, dispatchers and owner-operators view different sustainable trucking issues and regulations.

“American customers will be able to choose to transport their goods using LNG, a new technology that helps to preserve air quality by eliminating almost all atmospheric pollutants,” said CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saadé.

Life cycle management and recycling expert Lauren Roman dives into what it takes to responsibly recycle electric vehicle batteries.

Susy Schöneberg, the founder and head of Flexport.org, discussed monetary and time-saving benefits of sustainable operations as well as customer loyalty.

Certified B Corporation Flock Freight raises the bar with a commitment to offset carbon emissions from FlockDirect shipments for customers.

Using domestic reloads and street turns are among Blume Global’s strategies to reduce empty miles and emissions.

Old-school aerodynamics technologies such as TruckWings can contribute to economic and environmental sustainability.

What suggestions would you give new Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg? Our reporters share theirs in this FreightWaves roundtable.

Ryder offers a wide range of alternative fuel vehicles based on customer demands, total cost of ownership and sustainability goals. FreightWaves interviewed Richard Mohr, CTO at Ryder, to dive deeper.

A Shell and Deloitte joint study addresses economic, technical and regulatory factors related to decarbonizing road freight.

Phoenician Energy’s aluminum-air batteries will be developed and piloted as part of the Yara Marine X program designed to create a greener maritime industry.

Kansas City Southern’s new, more stringent emission target will keep the company in line with the Paris Agreement emission goals.

The Fuels Institute dives deep to find the impacts that different transportation-related environmental initiatives have on consumers and the environment.

A Prologis and MIT study said the holiday peak season in 2020 was the most environmentally friendly yet. E-commerce dominated 2020 consumer buying trends, drastically reducing the number of individual trips to the store.

DHL Supply Chain experts share how the company has adapted its sustainability efforts due to the COVID-19 pandemic and offer sustainability tips for businesses.

As more modes of transportation are experimenting with the use of hydrogen fuel solutions, there are still major challenges that green hydrogen production and adoption faces.

As e-commerce continues to surge, consumers are demanding more sustainable practices throughout the supply chain. Reusable packaging solutions and strategic container designs are emerging.

Experts share how DHL Supply Chain’s GoGreen and GoHelp initiatives are paving the way for sustainable progress.

Wabash National discloses Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions in its first sustainability report.

Innovation chief McLelland says the questions for the industry go from the very big to the very small, and not all can be anticipated yet.

NATSO and other retail fuels industry trade groups urge states not to join the Transportation Climate Initiative Program.

Canadian Pacific has announced a pilot project to develop North America’s first line-haul hydrogen-powered locomotive.

J.B. Hunt is providing funding to the Walton College of Business to increase awareness for sustainability and inclusivity in supply chains. “The amount of research and collaboration that can go on with this gift is immeasurable,” Matt Waller, dean of Walton College, said.

Plug Power’s hydrogen solutions are expanding into Walmart e-commerce applications after proving effective in the company’s grocery and retail networks.

AB InBev is on track to reach its 2025 100% renewable energy goal in 2021. This Ffireside chat from the North American Supply Chain Summit covers the company’s sustainability efforts across the entire supply chain.

The European Commission has released its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy. Massive investments and infrastructure are needed to meet the EU Commission’s sustainability milestones.

In an interview with FreightWaves, SSI Executive Director Andrew Stephens talks about zero-emission shipping fuel and sustainability challenges.

Major railways are classified as leaders among thousands of companies that disclosed climate information to the CDP this year.

Airbus is partnering with ElringKlinger to create a zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by 2035. Airbus released three ZEROe aircraft concepts.

Automation, optimization and location are all key in making warehouses function more sustainably.

Wabtec shares its “30 by 30” strategy for combating climate change. Greenbrier plans to track its emissions and energy intensity in 2021.

While each fuel-efficient conveyance may consume less fuel per mile, the cost savings may induce more miles to be driven.