Talking Headways Podcast: The Zero Emission Delivery
Talking to an expert on sustainable logistics — just as New York City launches a pilot cargo bike program. Timely!
By
Jeff Wood
8:23 AM EST on December 5, 2019
This week we’re joined by Giacomo Lozzi of Polis to talk about a report he co-wrote about zero emissions sustainable government procurement. Lozzi talks about how cities such as Rotterdam, Oslo, and Copenhagen are trying to measure and manage the emissions they create through the procurement of goods and services.
It’s an especially timely chat, given New York City’s dive this week into cargo bike deliveries.
Jeff Wood is the creator of the Talking Headways podcast and editor of the newsletter The Overhead Wire.
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