The greenhouse gas emitted daily is one of the problems associated with the environmental pollution.\u00a0 Reducing the amount of harmful gas emissions can be achieved by limiting the use of our personal cars, and choosing to use the public transportation or to practice carpooling instead. But also, the industry and the services including logistics can also contribute to the reduction of the release of the harmful emissions in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n
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The harmful emissions are also associated with the forwarding of purchased goods and freights to the recipients<\/strong><\/p>\n With the expansion of international trade, especially in Europe, the international freight forwarding<\/a> is also increasing. The goods and freights purchased in one country often need to be transported to other countries, which is related to the harmful greenhouse gas emissions from the fuel combustion.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Groupage shipments – frequent and chief for the delivery of smaller shipments<\/strong><\/p>\n The groupage services by the network of freight forwards are provided frequently, mostly on a weekly basis.\u00a0 They are the main method of sending and receiving smaller shipments. The groupage transportation too contributes to the harmful emissions from the combustion of the fuel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The packaging also leads to an increase of harmful gas emissions<\/strong><\/p>\n Fuel and electricity is used for the production of the packaging. Since the Europe-wide groupage transport service <\/a>also relies on packaging, this too is a factor for increasing the greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The storage of goods and freights is yet another reason for the damaging emissions<\/strong><\/p>\n The European network for logistic services <\/a>offers storage as part of its freight forwarding services. The storage of goods and freights requires the use of energy, especially if they need to be stored at a certain temperature.\u00a0 This is another reason why distribution logistics<\/a> is contributing to the total emissions of greenhouse gas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What is the share of logistics in the overall exhaust gas emission<\/strong><\/p>\n The data in regard to the share of logistics in the total carbon emissions is quite worrying.\u00a0 It is 6% of the total emissions of carbon dioxide.\u00a0 In megatons, this amounts to 2,800 megatons of the total 50,000 megatons emitted.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ways to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions, which are being implemented by the member companies in the European logistics network<\/strong><\/p>\n Primarily, the reduction of the harmful emissions from the transportation services offered by the freight forwarders, is achieved by the implementation of \u201cgreen\u201d principles for the transportation service<\/a>:<\/p>\n