Freight emissions set to skyrocket as trade routes widen, study finds

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Volumes moved will quadruple by 2050 pushing freight emissions above passenger travel, OECD's International Transport Forum says

Emissions from freight are set to increase so fast the logistics industry will pump out more CO2 than passenger traffic by 2050, according to an OECD sector body. The International Transport Forum (ITF)...

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