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August 22, 2022
Transportation
What price anti-trust exemption for container shipping?
BRUSSELS: Attending the 2015 transport logistic expo in Munich, a Maersk Sustainability manager admitted his company didn’t have a Plan B for loading and unloading containers when there is a 7.0+ metre (24.6 feet) rise in sea-level as a result of a melted…
May 19, 2022
People
It won't be business as usual when the ports are underwater
CHARLOTTE, NC: A recent IEA-related article in the Guardian newspaper included a quote from Greg Muttitt, an energy expert at the International Institute for Sustainable Development: “Governments and companies often suffer from a form of cognitive dissonance:…
May 19, 2022
Emissions
Cruise ships emit more CO2 than airlines?
WASHINGTON, DC: Bryan Comer leads the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) marine programme - dedicated to providing policymakers with the data and analysis they need to avoid, reduce, and eliminate pollution from the global shipping sector.…
May 18, 2022
Energy
Marine biofuel pioneer expands in Asia
SINGAPORE: GoodFuels, a biofuels pioneer for the transport industry, has signed a partnership agreement with ITOCHU Corporation, one of Japan’s largest general trading companies, to scale sustainable marine biofuel in Singapore, Japan, and Asia-Pacific. The…
May 18, 2022
Emissions
Microsoft cash produces more emissions than the manufacturing, transport and use of its products
WASHINGTON, DC: A new report has revealed how the banking sector uses client cash to finance fossil fuels while undermining the sustainability efforts of climate-conscious companies including Google, Meta and PayPal. ‘The Carbon Bankroll: The Climate Impact…
May 18, 2022
Transportation
CMA CGM integrates Air France-KLM
PARIS/MARSEILLE: Air France-KLM and CMA CGM have signed a 10-year exclusive partnership that could result in a 9.0 percent stake in the airline group and a Board seat for the French logistics company’s president and CEO Rodolphe Saadé. The deal will result…
May 13, 2022
Emissions
Climate crisis worsens despite corporate promises
GENEVA/LONDON: A report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says it’s likely the annual average global temperature will reach 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels at least once in the next five years. The odds of exceeding the Paris Agreement…
May 13, 2022
Transportation
Royal Mail to expand UK drone network
LONDON: Britain’s Royal Mail is to create 50 new postal drone routes over the next three years as part of a partnership with UK logistics drone operator Windracers Group. Subject to regulatory approval, the company will operate Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)…
May 12, 2022
People
What’s lost when we talk ESG and not Sustainability
LONDON: Andrew Winston is coauthor with Paul Polman of ‘Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take’. Just as fossil fuel companies should not lead the planning of our energy future, he suggests it is equally unwise to let…
May 12, 2022
Technology
Turning trash in a flash to capture carbon
HOUSTON, TX: A new process developed by the Rice University lab of chemist James Tour can turn bulk quantities of just about any carbon source – i.e. a banana peel - into valuable graphene flakes at a fraction of the current price of up to US$200,000 a ton.…
May 11, 2022
Transportation
Deutsche Post DHL ‘GoGreen’ - but will Germany?
BONN: Deutsche Post DHL is to invest €600 million in sustainability-related logistics infrastructure including 280 carbon-free delivery depots – 100 of which are scheduled for completion at the end of this year. In addition to a current fleet of 20,000…
May 05, 2022
Food
Putin’s War reveals fragile food supply chain
WARSAW: An international donor conference has raised US$6.5 billion for humanitarian aid to 7.7 million Ukrainian citizens internally displaced and a further 5.5 million now refugees in other countries. After 10 weeks of Russia’s invasion, a new report from…