Case: Effects of climate change on logistics

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Ideas to decarbonize logistics

09-12-2021 210 views 0

Effects of climate change on logistics

U.S. export and import operations are having tough times due to chassis and trucking shortages, unstable vessel schedules, and port, terminals and transshipment port congestion.

Logistics is responsible for 9-10% of energy-related CO2 emissions. It is considered to be one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize because of the high predicted growth of freight traffic and its heavy dependence on fossil fuels.

In this video, Alan McKinnon shares insights from his research into the climate change challenge for the Logistics industry.

Last, read this MTS article. Answer the questions below.

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Assignments for students

1.1 What details do you remember most about the video & article? Please make a list.

1.2 Why are U.S. export and import operations having tough times?

1.3 Name some of the effects of global warming mentioned in the article.

1.4 Can you recall a source, mentioned by the writer in the article?

1.5 Who is Alan McKinnon?

1.6 Why does Alan McKinnon say that logistics is regarded as one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize?

2.1 How would you explain the link between global warming and logistics? What is the essential parallel?

2.2 How do you think that global warming affects you in any way?

2.3 Do you think that the sources mentioned are reliable? And why do you think so? Please use valid arguments.

2.4 What roll do you think companies have with regard to the climate issue?

2.5 Think of consequences of global warming on logistics which are not mentioned in the article nor in the video, what can you think of?

2.6 Why do you think Alan McKinnon wrote a book on the climate challenge for logistics?

3.1 Think of a few ideas to decarbonize logistics.

3.2 Conduct research on several ideas to decarbonize logistics. What do you think is the best possible solution and why? Please motivate your answer by using valid arguments.

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