Examining CO2e reduction within the German logistics sector

International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 54-84

  Tacken, Jens ^a   Rodrigues, Vasco Sanchez ^b   Mason, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decarbonization initiatives; German logistics service providers; Logistics; Road freight transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903125792     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJLM-09-2011-0073     Document Type: Article

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