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 in the logistics
sector. The options are examined from technological and managerial standpoints for all the main
freight transport modes. Based on an up-to-date review of almost 600 publications and
containing new analytical frameworks and research results Decarbonizing Logistics is the first
to provide a global multi-disciplinary perspective on the subject. It is written by one of the
foremost specialists in the field who has spent many years researching the links between
logistics and climate change and been an adviser to governments international organizations
and companies on the topic.
