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Shipping Trade Groups Submit Plan for Global Carbon Tax

The International Chamber of Shipping, which represents more than 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, submitted a plan to the industry’s global regulator for a charge on carbon dioxide emitted by vessels.

An LNG-powered container ship operated by CMA CGM SA is docked at the Port of Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg.

Five Ways to Achieve a Greener Last Mile

The transportation sector is the single most significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

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Landmark Report Shows Scale of Shipping’s Harm on Environment

Europe’s first environmental impact assessment for the shipping industry shows the challenge it faces in reaching the goal of climate neutrality by the middle of the century.

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‘Fit for 55’: How Europe's Climate Targets Could Change Supply Chains

The EU's latest plan for emission reduction puts massive pressure on shipping and logistics.

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Odyssey Introduces Cloverleaf Sustainability Program

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation, a global logistics solutions provider, announced the launch of its Odyssey Cloverleaf Program, leveraging business intelligence tools to advance to a carbon-neutral world.

Venture Capital Takes Aim at Startups Promoting the Circular Economy

There’s a cost to making supply chains sustainable — but there are big opportunities for profit as well.

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The Growing Impact of Traceability in Food Supply Chains

Consumers are increasing their standards for companies as they ask harder questions about where their food came from and how it was treated along the way.

Escalating U.S.-China Solar Rift Threatens Biden Clean-Energy Goals

The first big test of Biden’s lofty clean-power ambitions may not be congressional approval of sweeping climate legislation, but managing a solar supply chain that’s being shaken by the seizure of imported Chinese panels.

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World Economy Seen Risking 1970s-Style Disruption in Green Shift

The global transition to a carbon-neutral economy will cause economic disruption reminiscent of the energy crisis of the 1970s, according to a paper by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

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Biden Pressed to Slash Big-Rig Pollution as Next Climate Target

Now that he’s outlined tough new emissions requirements for carmakers, President Joe Biden is facing pressure to enact similarly stringent rules for big trucks still operating under standards that environmentalists say are too lax.

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How Artificial Intelligence Is Sniffing Out Corporate Greenwashers

Investors and regulators are increasingly sounding the alarm about companies that exaggerate or misrepresent their environmental bona fides. That’s what prompted academics at University College Dublin to develop algorithms to detect and quantify greenwashing.

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Four Emerging Competencies for Chief Supply Chain Officers

Our expectations of a supply chain leader have grown dramatically in a generation.

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