1、 Media partners:Prepared with the support of:May 2024GREENLAST MILEEUROPEREPORT2024CONTENTS Executive summary Definitions About the authors and partners Background of the report Green last mile topology Why is the green last mile relevant today?Climate changes and responsibility Participants of the

2、report Review of initiatives Assessment of the value of projects Supplement:Ukraine,where even war doesnt stop green initiatives The environmental impact of the last mile Conclusions and the future How do we plan to develop the report for next year?T&C and contact31015232733535861114116124132145147M

3、edia partners:Prepared with the support ofEXECUTIVESUMMARYEXECUTIVESUMMARYEXECUTIVE SUMMARY4EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The increasing global temperature,estimated to cause approximately 1.0C of warming above pre-industrial levels and potentially reaching a critical thre-shold of 1.5C between 2027 and 2042,hi

4、ghlights urgent environmental chal-lenges.These challenges are exacerba-ted by the carbon emissions associated with the recent surge in e-commerce and parcel delivery vehicles.A UPIDO forecast that e-commerce parcel deli-very could contribute up to 5.5 million metric tonnes of CO2 by 2032 under-scor

5、es the need for drastic action in the logistics sector to mitigate these effects.More importantly,we could potentially reduce this carbon footprint by over 91%in just a decade,or to put it more visual-ly,save over one forest the size of the Black Forest in this time.The substantial carbon footprint

6、of last-mile delivery,which accounts for 40%of all e-commerce emissions,is partly due to inefficient and traditional delivery methods.Despite widespread claims of green policies by logistics stakeholders,there remains a pervasive issue of greenwa-shing,where actual progress towards sustainability is