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Preparing Logistics for the Low-Carbon Economy

In: Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies for the 2020s

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  • Alan C. McKinnon

    (Kuehne Logistics University)

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Carbon emissions from logistical activity will have to drop steeply over the next few decades for companies to meet their ‘net zero’ commitments. This will require major changes to managerial mindsets and skillsets. The chapter outlines the nature and scale of the climate change challenge facing businesses and then examines what this means for logistics. It focuses on three aspects of the logistics decarbonisation process: the measurement of emissions, the setting of carbon reduction targets and the assessment of five categories of carbon-reducing options. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the capabilities that managers will have to acquire or strengthen to prepare logistics for a ‘net zero’ future.

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  • Alan C. McKinnon, 2023. "Preparing Logistics for the Low-Carbon Economy," Springer Books, in: Rico Merkert & Kai Hoberg (ed.), Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies for the 2020s, pages 101-117, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-95764-3_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95764-3_6
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