Abstract
ABSTRACT Efforts to mitigate climate change and manage its consequences are becoming increasingly reliant on logistics. Logistics’ contribution is currently under-estimated by policymakers and researchers. The paper identifies eight roles for logistics in the climate crisis, ranging from being a cause and victim of climate change, to its involvement in decarbonisation, adaptation, carbon sequestration, humanitarian relief and possibly geo-engineering. A broad, multi-disciplinary literature is reviewed to assess current knowledge of the nature and scale of logistics’ input into these climate-related activities. Many of them will be highly material- and transport-intensive, stretching future logistical capabilities and making it harder for logistics as a sector to meet Net Zero emission targets. The paper examines the inter-relationship between logistics’ various climate-specific roles, highlighting conflicts and synergies. Its concluding section makes the case for extending the scope of logistics research on climate issues and strengthening its links with climate science, environmental studies and related disciplines.
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