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Coalition Calls for Freight Data Exchange Standard to Cut Supply Chain Emissions

A Washington-based think tank has launched an initiative to encourage widespread adoption of standardized data-sharing in the freight sector in order to boost sustainability.

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How Fleet Management Tech Can Drive Sustainability in Trucking

As sustainability initiatives become more prominent, trucking companies must ensure that their operating models comply with government regulations and align with the expectations of multiple stakeholders.

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Corporate Net-Zero Goals Don’t Add Up to a Net-Zero Planet

As the corporate net-zero juggernaut powers on, the less sense it makes.

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‘Clean’ Eating Gets Complicated by New Climate Research

For years now, climate-conscious cooks have embraced plant-based diets as a way to avoid the emissions-heavy meat industry. New research suggests low-carbon eating isn’t quite that simple.

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Tesla Co-Founder Joins With Toyota to Recycle Car Batteries

Toyota Motor Corp. is tying up with Redwood Materials Inc., a battery recycling company created by Tesla Inc. co-founder J.B. Straubel, to collect and repurpose cells from some of the earliest battery-powered vehicles.

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Watch: The Top Supply Chain Threats According to Gartner

We asked Gartner analysts: What's the biggest threat to supply chains right now? Here's what they had to say.

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Three Ways Shippers Can Shape a Greener Future

Consumers are driving shippers and distributors to go green at a quickening pace. How is the logistics industry adapting to these demands?

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Consumers Want Greener Delivery Options — But Retailers Have to Explain Them

Many retailers that offer green shipping and fulfillment choices are failing to educate their customers, and consequently wasting their own efforts.

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Shippers With Pollution-Curbing Equipment See Huge Fuel Savings

Ship-owners that invested in pollution-reducing equipment to let them burn dirtier fuel are enjoying massive discounts due to a supply glut.

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The Future of Carbon-Free Trucking Isn’t Batteries — Yet

Conventional wisdom in the transport sector has moved rather quickly from “electric cars aren’t happening” to “the future of all cars is battery powered.” But that only applies to light vehicles.

Equipment sits on a counter at the Battery Laboratory at the Volvo Car AB headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. Photo: Bloomberg.

The Hydrogen Economy Goes Nowhere Without Infrastructure, Education

Among emerging green energy sources, hydrogen is enjoying the spotlight. What's missing, however, is the discussion of two essential elements: infrastructure and education. Without both, the wide-scale adoption of any new energy technology will go nowhere.

An employee adjusts a valve on the cold box for liquid hydrogen (LH2) production. Photo: Bloomberg.

Biden’s Trade Plan to Kickstart U.S. Solar Fails to Win Over Industry

President Joe Biden’s attempt to defuse a complicated trade dispute that’s paralyzed the U.S. solar industry is drawing swift criticism from some of the very companies the White House had been seeking to appease.

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