Road freight decarbonisation will be a battle, say logistics players
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Forwarders and carriers "will have to fight" to stress the importance of decarbonisation to customers still reluctant to pay for it, said Ceva Logistics today. The Path to Decarbonisation webinar, by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), noted that trucks and buses worldwide accounted for some 20% of global transport emissions.
But a recent IRU member survey revealed "operators face issues all along the decarbonisation spectrum, starting with their clients not willing to absorb the extra costs, especially in Australia and ...