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Workshop 8 Future Outlook: Climate Smart Transport & Logistics
While the transport sector is both a victim and a perpetrator of climate change, climate change is likely to damage transportation infrastructure more through higher temperatures . The negative externalities of climate change will, in turn, impact social groups who do not own vehicles. This is why there is an urgent need to employ climate smart transportation and logistics that are climate resilient and minimise the carbon footprint of the transportation sector. According to the World Bank report, the future outlook of climate smart transport should focus on 3 areas: climate resilient transport; adoption of clean, safe and efficient mass transit; and efficient and multi modal transport systems. All these, according to Lt. Col. Kennedy Simukanga (rtd) of the Zambia Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (ZCILT), should be coupled with developing regulation on exhaust gas emission control. He stressed that investing in client smart transport has great potential to promote a win-win situation that impacts all aspects of sustainability because, “If we don’t invest in climate, we will reap negatively from the effects of climate change”. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be one of the fastest growing regions globally, in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and population growth. “This growth demands several practical solutions from creating employment for a young labour force by sustainably aiding processing and manufacturing of African products in Africa,” said Mari Pennanen, Chief Business Development Officer, African Ports and Corridor Holding.
“We need to do this in a smart way where we take the environmental concerns into account,” she continued. She described APCH’s mission as connecting hinterland demand centres to major ports with world class service providers; and investing and developing the most effective and efficient terminals to be multimodal logistics providers in Africa. Illustrating the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) energy emitted by transporting 1 metric tonne of cargo per kilometre by different modes of transport, she said by sea, 3 grams is emitted; railways emit 18 grams; 45 grams emitted by road; while air generates 560 grams. She emphasised that from an environmental point of view, cargo flights should be as low as possible to reduce carbon emissions. She encouraged the use of sea transport instead and suggested the use of railways compared to roads when on land. She also commended the Zambian government efforts for enacting legislation that ensures 30% of all land cargo moves by rail.
Lt. Col. Kennedy Simukanga (rtd) of the Zambia Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (ZCILT), interact with a delegate shortly after making their submissions at the LLZ©2022 conference
Key point 13 According to the World Bank report, the future outlook of climate smart transport should focus on 3 areas: climate resilient transport; adoption of clean, safe and efficient mass transit; and efficient and multi modal transport systems. All these, should be coupled with developing regulation on exhaust gas emission control. Lt. Col. Kennedy Simukanga (rtd) of the Zambia Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (ZCILT),
