Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
SDG 13 – Climate action
Today the transport sector is responsible for almost a quarter of total energy related CO2 emissions. Climate change is one of the greatest threats to our planet and the transport industry in its current form is associated with negative impacts, such as CO2 emissions, air pollution, traffic congestion and road accidents. Establishing a more sustainable transport system will be critical in combatting climate change and its associated impacts.
The main environmental impact from the lifecycle of Scanias products comes their use. Therefore Scania is working on many levels to minimise emissions from the transport industry. Making the product more efficient, promoting the use and expansion of low carbon fuels and electrification and also looking at the complete system of transport making it more efficient with the use of digitalisation technologies.
Scania initiated The Pathways study to see how a future fossil-free transport system could look like by 2050. Taking a “back-cast” modelling approach Scania could see how different scenarios could look like. The main conclusions from the study is that it is possible but also financially attractive from a societal perspective. CO2 emissions can be reduced by over 20 percent simply by optimising transport systems, for example through improved routing and better load management. Moreover, there are several fuel- and powertrain pathways to a fossil-free future. Biofuels offer the highest CO2 emissions reduction pathway and electrification is the most cost-effective. Other technologies, such as hydrogen fuel cells and e-highways, have important use cases to consider and may be critical for select geographies and applications.
To reach this goal, the industry must begin to change rapidly and immediately. New technologies can take a long time to achieve wide adoption, as the existing stock of vehicles turns over slowly. This means that for 2050 to be fossil-free, changes at scale are required already by 2025, including not just new technologies but also new infrastructure, behaviours, and partnerships
Through Scanias three pillar approach and the various ongoing strategic alliances that we are establishing, Scania is already active in these areas and the study has made us to sharpen our focus even further.
Sustainability news
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Truck platooning will reduce carbon emissions
04 Apr 2016 The European Truck Platooning Challenge, the world’s first cross-border heavy vehicle convoy, has manifested the potential of this concept. Neither complicated nor costly, platooning in practice can make a significant contribution to reducing carbon emissions. -
Scania, Ihro and Audi launch joint gas pilot project
07 Apr 2016 With the aim of reducing carbon emissions, internal transport operations with a gas-powered Scania tractor unit are now in service at the Audi manufacturing plant in Neckarsulm. To maximise load capacity, and thereby further reduce CO2 emissions, a higher “megatrailer” is being used. In order to comply with the German regulations of four metres maximum height, a Scania tractor unit with an extra low chassis is needed. -
Biofuels needed to reach climate target
22 Apr 2016 Why wait? Why hesitate? Biofuels today present a market-ready and cost-competitive alternative to fossil fuels in transport. Increasing the use of biofuels in transport can lead to substantial greenhouse gas emission reductions in the short to medium term. -
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Driving the shift to a future of sustainable transport
25 Aug 2016 “Moving towards a more sustainable society is urgent and should be a priority for all businesses – in all sectors. Businesses cannot succeed in a society that fails,” Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, stressed at Scania’s Sustainable Transport Forum “Driving the Shift” in Paris. -
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Scania tests fast wireless charging in urban traffic
07 Dec 2016 The Nordic region’s first bus service featuring wireless (inductive) bus stop charging is now starting. A newly developed electric hybrid bus from Scania will be operated in regular urban traffic in Södertälje, Sweden, as part of the efforts to identify new more sustainable solutions for public transport in urban environments. -
Nighttime deliveries much more efficient
12 Dec 2016 The economic, environmental and social advantages of permitting nighttime deliveries far outweigh the added noise disturbance. That is the conclusion of a two-year extensive study in Stockholm, which normally prohibits truck deliveries from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.