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Decarbonizing Logistics: Distributing Goods in a Low Carbon World

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Logistics accounts for around 9-10% of global CO2 emissions and will be one of the hardest economic sectors to decarbonize. This is partly because the demand for freight transport is expected to rise sharply over the next few decades, but also because it relies very heavily on fossil fuel. Decarbonizing Logistics outlines the nature and extent of the challenge we face in trying to achieve deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from logistical activities. It makes a detailed assessment of the available options, including restructuring supply chains, shifting freight to lower carbon transport modes and transforming energy use ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Kogan Page Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749480479
SKU
V9780749480479
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About McKinnon Alan
Alan McKinnon is Professor of Logistics at Kuhne Logistics University, Hamburg. He has been researching and teaching freight transport and logistics for almost forty years and has published extensively in journals and books. He was a member of the European Commission's High Level Group on Logistics, Chairman of the World Economic Forum's Logistics and Supply Chain Industry Council and a ... Read more

Reviews for Decarbonizing Logistics: Distributing Goods in a Low Carbon World
This book is a long-overdue and comprehensive analysis that goes far beyond explaining why we need to decarbonise logistics - a sector that is expected to triple in volume by 2050. It synthesises a huge and highly diverse literature and shows that there is no shortage of strategies and carbon-reducing initiatives. Policy-makers and business leaders, committed to bringing emissions down ... Read more

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