Greener Transport for North America

Egor V. Pak and Egor I. Abramov
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Egor V. Pak: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University)
Egor I. Abramov: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University)

A chapter in Industry 4.0, 2022, pp 293-306 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The aim of the paper is to thoroughly assess green transport in North America as a part of its ecological footprint. As of today, the region is responsible for a relatively negative impact on environment measured by greenhouse gas emissions, marine litter and waste. North America is well ahead of its counterparts if treated by the Environmental Logistics Performance Index as well as emission standards on shipping, but when viewed from the corporate perspective within the supply chain it lags behind. Road transport dominant in North American freight structure remains one of the main pollutants of the environment. It has been revealed that still restrictive regulation on cabotage in the US, Canada and Mexico predominantly hampers greener transportation, i.e. in maritime and road segments. Coupled with traditional theories of environmental and circular economics the research methodology builds on a critical but multidisciplinary literature review. The research hypothesis is that bridging the implementation of environmental provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) with the liberalization of road and maritime cabotage shipments between the US, Canada and Mexico could raise sustainability in the region’s transportation.

Keywords: North America; Sustainability; Green transport; Green logistics; Regional integration; USMCA; Climate governance; F0; L91; Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79496-5_27

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