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Reducing carbon emissions in Road Logistics

Book and claim is an essential tool to expedite the electrification of trucks and the best bet for decarbonizing fast enough to meet industry targets.

A significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, the road freight industry is confronting the challenge.

By 2030, alongside other sectors, it must achieve a 42% reduction in global emissions (compared to 2020) to meet its targets established in the Paris Agreement.

For trucking companies, transitioning to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) is critical. However, the current pace of fleet electrification is too slow.

The book and claim chain-of-custody model is an essential tool to expedite the electrification of trucks.

The success of this innovative solution depends on ticking the right boxes.

This white paper provides insights into:

  • Why switching to BEVs is crucial and which roadblocks hamper faster electrification. This includes a mismatch between the demand and supply of low-emission transport solutions.

  • The logistics context of book and claim and how it can address the ‘mismatch problem’.

  • How book and claim allows businesses to contribute to the acceleration of fleet electrification.

  • The robust principles behind Kuehne+Nagel’s pioneering book and claim solution for BEVs developed with Smart Freight Centre guidelines.

  • How SBTi’s soon-to-be-launched draft framework on the use of ‘environmental attribute certificates’ (including book and claim and offsetting certificates) to abate Scope 3.

  • The impact potential of book and claim to accelerate fleet electrification—depending on the framework’s rules.

  • Why we need a wider acceptance and adoption of book and claim and a clear differentiation from offsetting.