carbon emissions News Updates

Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Sustainable Supply Chains Grow More Important

A growing number of corporations have sustainability goals, according to a new study by Coyote Logistics, and are looking for the supply chain to amplify those efforts.

October 7, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Top 100

Knight-Swift Sets Goal to Cut Emissions in Half by 2035

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., North America’s largest truckload carrier, announced a goal to cut its carbon emissions in half by 2035.

September 30, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Amazon’s Carbon Footprint Grows 15% Despite Green Pledges

Amazon said June 23 that its carbon footprint rose 15% last year, even as it launched initiatives to reduce its harm on the environment.

June 23, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

German Government Agrees on National Hydrogen Strategy

The German government agreed June 10 on a long-term strategy for increasing production and use of hydrogen as part of a plan to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

June 10, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

US Emissions Set for Record Dive With Factories and Cars Idled

Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. are poised for a record plunge this year, the result of coronavirus lockdown orders that have shuttered factories, closed stores and left cars and jets sitting idle.

June 9, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

California Considers Requiring Zero-Emission Truck Sales

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The country’s most populous state could become the first to require a portion of new truck sales be electric or “zero emission” vehicles as California grapples with how to clean up its worst-in-the nation air quality.

December 13, 2019
Government, Technology, Fuel

Minnesota DOT Identifies Strategies for Decarbonization

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that provides recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across modes of surface transportation, including heavy trucks.

September 24, 2019
Business, Technology

Amazon Heeds Calls for Environmental Action

Amazon.com contributed more greenhouse gas emissions last year than some big competitors in retail, logistics and technology, but less than rival Walmart Inc. and the world’s biggest energy companies, highlighting the growing scale and diverse businesses of the conglomerate.

September 20, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

EPA to Strip California’s Car Emissions Authority

The Trump administration will announce it is rescinding California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles at an event at the EPA’s Washington headquarters Sept. 18, according to people familiar with the matter.

September 17, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Diesel Rises 1.3¢ to $3.055 a Gallon

The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 1.3 cents to $3.055 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported July 8. Crude slid to less than $58 a barrel, then rebounded later in the week to just above $60.

July 8, 2019