TIL Logistics Group says it’s committed to New Zealand’s goal of a zero carbon future by 2050 and is supportive of the pathway laid out in the Sustainable Business Council’s Low Carbon Freight Pathway report.
The freight and logistics company continues to develop its decarbonisation plan, with initiatives being considered that range from hydrogen fuel to electric trucks as well as sustainable building practices and freight optimisation, it says.
It supports the use of alternative fuels and is a partner with Hiringa Energy in Taranaki to investigate the development of hydrogen cell fuel technology.
This technology is gaining pace with construction of the first hydrogen refuelling stations to commence in 2021 and New Zealand’s largest truck leasing business providing funding to allow large corporates to move to hydrogen fuel.
TIL Logistics says it has also commissioned its first electric truck and has a programme in place to update its fleet of more than 500 forklifts to safer, more efficient and lower carbon emission equipment.
TIL Logistics chief executive Alan Pearson says to achieve New Zealand’s net zero carbon goal by 2050, “the whole sector needs to move together in a coordinated and considered way”.
“With demand for freight expected to increase by 33% in the next decade, the industry needs to start the transition now to reduce its carbon impact, while continuing to meet the requirements of its customers.
“TIL Logistics is one of the largest freight providers in New Zealand and we believe that this planned and progressive approach, designed and led by the sector, is the most effective way for the momentous task of decarbonisation to succeed,” he says.
