Research & Analysis

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2010-2023
Cover of Building healthy cities with image of parcels
Transportation
June 17, 2021
Publication

Building healthy cities in the doorstep-delivery era

Sustainable urban freight solutions from around the world
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Transportation
June 10, 2021
Publication

Regulatory clarity helps Toronto promote the use of cargo e-bikes

Submission supports City Council in adopting e-bike recommendations
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cover of Using Data to Reduce Urban Freight Emissions with traffic in Toronto incuding mail truck and cyclist
Transportation
June 3, 2021
Publication

Using data to reduce urban freight emissions

Recommendations for data-driven climate solutions in Canada
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Transportation
April 30, 2021
Publication

Municipal actions needed to reduce GHG emissions by electrifying urban delivery

Letter to municipal governments in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
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Cover of Making the Case report
Transportation
April 28, 2021
Publication

A guide to electrifying urban delivery fleets in Canadian cities

Why and how last-mile delivery companies should make the switch to electric vehicles
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April 28, 2021
Media Release

Urban delivery primed to go electric in Canadian cities, if supported

New research underscores environmental and increasingly economic reasons to electrify last-mile delivery vehicles
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Cover of long-haul trucking fleet report with line drawings of freight truck types
Transportation
April 6, 2021
Publication

Long-haul trucking fleets take emission reductions into their own hands

Canadian companies adopt practices and devices that lower fuel use and costs
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Cover of report on trailer fuel-saving devices with closeup of truck with trailer skirt
Transportation
March 11, 2021
Publication

Costs, benefits and uptake of trailer fuel-saving devices

An examination of Canada’s on-road freight sector
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Delivery van on toronto street
Transportation
February 18, 2021
Article

10 actions to ramp up adoption of zero-emission freight vehicles

Freight emissions are expected to surpass passenger vehicles by 2030. Here are 10 ways to build a zero-emission freight sector
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Cover of e-bike submission
Transportation
January 28, 2021
Publication

Creating regulations that allow for greater use of e-bikes and cargo e-bikes

Submission to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation on e-bikes and cargo e-bike pilot program
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Cover of report on zero-emission goods-movement system
Transportation
December 10, 2020
Publication

Building a zero-emission goods-movement system

Opportunities to strengthen Canada’s ZEV freight sector
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December 10, 2020
Media Release

Freight sector missing from plans to scale up zero-emissions vehicle use

New report identifies gaps in Canada’s goods movement system as deliveries, emissions rise
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Delivery truck and parcels
Transportation
November 27, 2020
Op-ed

Buyers’ remorse: How the rush in online shopping hurts the planet

Amid Black Friday and the COVID-19 pandemic, e-commerce has surged — but do consumers know the carbon emissions that can come with that?
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Cover of Moving Edmonton to low-carbon urban freight delivery with delivery worker unloading parcels from white van
Transportation
September 14, 2020
Publication

Moving Edmonton to efficient, low-carbon, urban freight delivery

How to reduce “last-mile” vehicle emissions in the new online-to-doorstep economy
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Transportation
July 28, 2020
Media Release

City of Toronto delivers on cargo e-bike recommendations to help reduce GHG emissions

Pembina Institute congratulates Toronto, encourages province to take the next step to help businesses, cities
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