1、GREEN LAST MILE EUROPE REPORT 2023Prepared with the support of:April 2023 Executive summary Definitions About the authors and partners Background to the report Green last mile topology Why is the green last mile relevant today?Participants of the report Review of initiatives Assessment of the value

2、of projects The environmental impact of the last mile Future last mile development concepts Conclusions and the future How do we plan to develop the report for next year?T&C and contact38142731478083145147155165175177CONTENTSPrepared with the support of:EXECUTIVESUMMARYEXECUTIVE SUMMARY4The activiti

3、es of the global population are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0C of global warming above pre-industrial levels(IPCC,2018).According to a 2021 study published in Climate Dynamics,global warming is likely to cross a danger threshold of 1.5C between 2027 and 2042 if it continues to increase

4、at the current rate.This may be expected to have serious implications for the increased incidence of extreme weather events.In 2022,the European CEP market volume reached almost 16,5 billion parcels(Data source:Effigy Consulting).The CEP industry is being propelled by the expansion of e-commerce,whi

5、ch is,in turn,fuelled by customers demand for more affordable products in the face of inflation,initially generated by COVID19 and now,the Russian invasion of Ukraine.This has led to a dramatic increase in the number of parcel related vehicles on the streets and to the carbon footprint associated wi

6、th them.Estimates from UPIDO suggest that the carbon footprint linked withe-commerce parcel delivery can be as high as 5.5 million metric tonnes in 2032 and it is for this reason that this isa matter of great relevance in the battle to protect our planet.More importantly,we could potentially reduce