Blogs About Transportation
The Future of Fuels: Michael Levi on the Politics of Energy
Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy
At a recent event, energy expert Michael Levi pointed to the need to expand domestic fuel supplies and curtail fuel consumption to strengthen political will to combat climate change. BSR’s Future of Fuels helps companies understand the impacts of their transportation fuel systems in this new and unconventional energy setting. Read more →
Grounded? Sustainability and Business Travel
Andrew Matthews, Associate, Advisory Services Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Climate and Energy
Business travel is one of the fastest-growing areas of carbon emissions and a major sustainability impact for companies, but there has been too little progress to address the issue. BSR is proposing a new collaboration among major travel buyers, airlines, and other partners to establish guidelines, metrics, and partnerships for more sustainable business travel strategies. Read more →
BSR’s Clean Cargo Makes Ocean Emissions Easy
Jonathan Morris, Associate, Advisory Services
BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group is making it easy for major brands and retailers to calculate their ocean transport environmental footprint. Read an excerpt from a Q&A webinar with Hapag-Lloyd's Erika Sagert and Nike's Dawn Vance held on on July 11. Read more →
Calling Port in Oakland in a Hybrid
Eva Dienel, Associate Director, Communications
I pull into the Port of Oakland’s Global Gateway Central terminal following a silver Honda Insight that looks microscopic next to the Singapore, an APL container ship at berth nearby. But the 14-foot car and the 900-foot ship have something in common: They’re both hybrids. Read more →
A New Year for Clean Ports
Laura Ediger, Associate Director, Advisory Services
Ports are going clean and green: Amsterdam announced that it will give discounts on port fees to ships with high scores on the Environmental Ship Index (i.e. lower air emissions than required by International Maritime Organization standards), and San Diego, California, has started a Green Business Challenge for port tenants to improve their environmental performance. But in terms of global throughput, eight of the 10 top ports in the world are in Asia—Shanghai just overtook Singapore last year as the busiest port in the world. Read more →
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