LOGISTICS

Pulp Paper & Logistics LOGISTICS 9

Action plan to deliver a net-zero economy

CILT (UK), the professional

organisation for those working in UK transport and logistics, has published an action plan to combat emissions and deliver a net-zero economy.

As part of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the institute has produced a series of policy papers covering the challenge of decarbonisation across current and future transport operations and practice.

Developed as part of CILT (UK)’s larger policy campaign ‘Routes to Net-Zero 2050’, the seven individual papers were launched at the Low Carbon Logistics’ event at Mossend International Railfreight Park during a Class 90 electric locomotive naming ceremony.

Leon Daniels, vice president of CILT (UK), said that the plan An electric locomotive was named ‘The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’ during the Low Carbon Logistics event at Mossend International Railfreight Park in the UK

covers both passenger and freight transport, with the papers setting out the problems and issues the logistics and transport sector will face in combating carbon emissions.

Produced by senior industry experts and representatives from the Institute’s Public Policy Community, the papers set out to inform and guide the industry through the challenge of reducing emissions.

While each of the reports gives in-depth analysis of sector specific issues, CILT (UK) has identified 18 actions and measures that need to be delivered in the route to net-zero.

Commenting on the reports, Daniel Parker-Klein, director of policy and communications at CILT (UK) said: “Climate change is arguably the most pressing environmental challenge of our time, and with logistics and transport accounting for 28 per cent of all UK carbon emissions, our profession has a huge role to play in reaching net zero by 2050. This collection of papers presents our latest thinking as part of CILT’s Route to Net Zero campaign and is intended to prompt and inform debate surrounding COP26. The challenges are great but so too are the opportunities, and CILT believes that our sector will be a key part of the solution.”

More information about the papers from: www.ciltuk.org.uk/ routetozero

Paper maker’s trucks cut emissions

Paper packaging producer Graphic Packaging International (GPI) was due in October to have completed the replacement of its fleet of UK delivery trucks with models offering improved reliability, safety, fuel efficiency, and lowered emissions.

Supplied by DAF, delivery of the replacements started in 2019 and provided a 15 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, winning GPI the Gold Environmental award from Masternaut, its vehicle tracking and telemetry provider.

The new trucks return a fuel consumption of 10.8mpg, which is almost a quarter up on the 8.65mpg of the earlier versions. Last year, GPI says the fleet covered more than two million GPI’s latest truck fleet is proving to be cleaner and cheaper to run miles with a fuel saving of 11 per cent, and this will now only improve with more trucks having been replaced.

The improvements in emissions, safety and fuel efficiency have helped GPI to reach FORS (Fleet Operators Recognition Scheme) Gold Standard three years running and successfully gain acceptance into the UK’s Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Earned Recognition Scheme which puts the company amongst the top one per cent in the UK.

November/December 2021