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Spring unfolds in March, so does making logistics greener!
In this newsletter you will find:
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ALICE supports the European Union ambition of reducing 55% emissions by 2030 and reach climate neutrality by 2050. Although all initiatives envisioned in the ‘Fit for 55’ climate package published on 14th of July 2021 are relevant and necessary to achieve long term objectives, our impression is that they are not sufficient to deliver the 2030 ambition in an affordable way.
The position paper addresses five main pillars.
- Achieving the transition for assets, energy sources, infrastructures, vehicles, and vessels is possible by 2040-2050 but we need short term success for 2030 ambitions. Read more.
- A holistic and integrated innovation approach is needed for the transition acceleration, addressing the vehicles, the energy, the infrastructure and operations. Read more.
- Affordable alternatives to fossil fuel are required and market adoption accelerated by using taxation revenues for market incentives. Read more.
- Rail and inland waterways need to truly become part of the solution. Read more.
- Carbon measurement and reporting is key. Read more.
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ALICE Innovation Award on Urban Logistics and Cloud Report Launch Event on 28th April
The Selection Committee of the ALICE Innovation Award on Urban Logistics powered by the H2020 project BOOSTLOG has made their choices. Come to join us on 28th April at 15:00 to hear stories from innovation practitioners - how to bring R&I logistics project outcomes to the market and policy making in cities. At the event, we will also launch a ‘cloud’ report presenting main outcomes and implementation cases derived from the R&I projects as potential implementation paths on urban logistics, and to understand their impacts on policy making and business.
Registration here and more information is available here.
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Joint ALICE Collaborative booth: Create the logistics village in TRA exhibition with Logistics Projects
The Transport Research Arena (TRA) conference will take place in Lisbon from 14 to 17 November 2022. TRA is the most important conference for transport research and innovation in Europe. Call for exhibitors for TRA2022 is open (read more).
ALICE, as one of the supporting and organizing platforms part of TRA, will promote R&I logistics projects through ALICE collaborative booth in which together with 8-10 projects we will create the logistics village in TRA exhibition center and propose high quality invited sessions. If you wish to join ALICE stand, please contact Dirk ‘t Hooft.
More information about ALICE stand, you may refer to our previous webinar (information is available here)
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Make logistics greener: from concepts to innovations
In partnership with TRANSPOREON, ALICE marks the first anniversary of Transporeon4Future hackathon, the technology incubator with Transporeon employees and students from Kuehne Logistics University supporting the implementation of the ALICE roadmap towards zero emissions logistics.
On 24th March, TRANSPOREON team showcased how each solution progressed from idea to proven concept in the last 12 months, followed by an expert round table discussion on these innovations in the context of the Green Deal, Horizon Europe and Fit-for-55.
More information is available here.
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Launch of Collaborative Urban Logistics & Transport (CULT) by ALICE members
ALICE members, Proximus, BPost, and TRI-VIZOR together with other companies, e.g. Telenet and Schoenen Torfs launched join CULT (Collaborative Urban Logistics & Transport) this month to combine their deliveries of orders to retail outlets and individuals in the city of Antwerp and deliver them together. The smart bundling of goods on the outskirts of the city immediately translates into a quarter fewer kilometers driven and 90% less emissions. The positive impact on mobility and the environment will increase as more companies join and contribute flows to the initiative.
More information is available here.
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ALICE meeting: EC initiative ‘Count EU Emission’ and bio-LNG for decarbonizing logistics, 25th April
The European Commission will share the CountEmissions EU initiative and ALICE member, Smart Freight Centre (SFC) will share the whitepaper: effectiveness and potential of bio-LNG as a mechanism in decarbonizing logistics emissions. A round table discussions with Shell, Greenrouter, Sennder and EUCAR will deep in these initiatives.
The event is for ALICE and SFC members only.
More information is available here.
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Key takeaways from the Virtual Breakfast on women leadership in the logistics sector on the International Women’s Day
The virtual event, organized by Yanying Li, Head of Programmes and Knowledge Management, ALICE, aims to present efforts made by women leaders to decarbonise the logistics sector while ensuring competitiveness and improving quality of life. Current technology and policy trends and development will be discussed.
More information is available here.
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