has joined other partners in founding the European Clean Trucking Alliance. This unique coalition brings togetherÌýNGOs, shippers, logistics and consumer goods companies. Together they share the goal of accelerating the decarbonization of road freight transport in theÌýEU.
As European countries seek to recover from COVID-19, ±·±ð²õ³Ù±ôé and the other members of this Alliance urge governments to invest in and speed up the shift towards greener transport. Further reducing CO2 and air pollution from road transport will help achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal and make Europe the first carbon-neutral continent.
±·±ð²õ³Ù±ôé is already on the road to a net zero emissions future. In September 2019, the companyÌý ±·±ð²õ³Ù±ôé will soon publish a plan consistent with this aim, including interim targets.
Some of specific actions to improve ±·±ð²õ³Ù±ôé’s transport and distribution operations include:
- The recent opening of theÌýÌýhelps to manage all of ±·±ð²õ³Ù±ôé’s cross-border transportation in Europe in a more efficient way. It is helping the company to better optimize precious transportation resources, better filling trucks and linking journeys to reduce empty kilometres driven.
Ìý - Where possible, ±·±ð²õ³Ù±ôé is moving transport off the road to use alternative mode of transportation. In France, for instanceÌý.
Ìý - The acceleration towards alternative fuels and electric trucks where solutions are already available. In Italy, ±·±ð²õ³Ù±ôé has been jointlyÌý. The company also continues to work closely with the industry on the deployment of electric truck technology particularly for short journeys. This will soon be the case for some parts of ±·±ð²õ³Ù±ôé’s transport operations in Europe.