Green Transformation in Logistics Within the Scope of the European Green Deal

European Green Deal

The European Union (EU) plays an important role in policies to combat climate change and has been a pioneer in this regard for a long time. It adopted a strategy for climate change in 1992, and in 1996 it set the target to limit global warming to more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. In 2001, the EU cemented its reputation as an international leader in tackling climate change for the Kyoto Protocol to come into force despite the US withdrawal (Siddi, 2020).

In December 2015, with the Paris Climate Agreement, the EU also took a leading role in initiatives such as emission reduction, renewable energy and energy efficiency, which are based on a total fight against global warming and climate change (Siddi, 2020). However, the inadequacy of both the EU-wide strategies determined by the EU and international initiatives in combating global warming and climate change, and the inability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming to the desired levels have forced the EU to develop a new strategy (Kakışım, 2022).