Listen "Episode 12: Part 2 | Climate Logistics: Decarbonization and the Five Levers with Professor Alan McKinnon"
Episode Synopsis
In part two of our Climate Logistics series, we’re joined once again by Professor Emeritus Alan McKinnon, Kuhne Logistics University — one of the world’s leading authorities on logistics and transport decarbonization. Together with host Andy Golding, Head of the Smart Freight Centre Academy, we explore the five key levers companies can use to reduce emissions in freight and logistics:1. Manage total demand for freight transport2. Shift freight to lower carbon transport modes3. Improve the utilization of freight transport capacity4. Increase the energy efficiency of logistics operations5. Transition to low-carbon energy in the logistics sectorWe discuss why focusing only on alternative fuels isn't enough — and how companies can take immediate, cost-effective action using the other four levers. This episode dives deep into the opportunities and barriers to decarbonizing freight and why collaboration, efficiency, and policy are essential for meaningful climate action.📌 Stay tuned for the final episode in this series, where we go beyond mitigation and explore resilience and adaptation in logistics.Missed Part 1?Start the series from the beginning to understand the full concept of Climate Logistics and the eight key roles logistics plays in the climate crisis.To understand more about the topic, explore our course offerings and free educational media resources: https://bit.ly/coursecatalogLearn more about SFC: https://smartfreightcentre.org/en/ and SFC Academy https://academy.smartfreightcentre.org/
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