Gli aspetti geografici della carbon footprint logistica: una stima dell'impatto ambientale per il trasporto merci

Autori

  • Andrea Gallo Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Abstract

La rete di interconnessioni su scala globale diventa sempre più densa, portando ad un abbattimento delle distanze fisiche che si riflette sull'intensificazione dei flussi delle merci. Una quota estremamente rilevante di emissioni carboniche deriva dal settore dei trasporti e della logistica. Appare quindi evidente come gli aspetti ambientali intimamente legati alla relazione tra attività economica e geografica assumano un ruolo estremamente centrale. Quantificare le emissioni prodotte lungo differenti catene del valore è una sfida tanto complessa quanto fondamentale per provare ad affrontare il tema della sostenibilità ambientale dei processi logistici. In questo elaborato viene quindi proposto un approccio innovativo alla stima della carbon footprint logistica, partendo dalla definizione dei confini di applicazione del modello. Sono state analizzate dettagliatamente le principali fonti di emissioni, introducendo successivamente un fattore d'aggiustamento che prendesse in considerazione tutti i fattori omessi ed esogeni. Una volta definiti i criteri di calcolo dell'impronta carbonica, questo indicatore sintetico è stato utilizzato per stimare le emissioni di una catena logistica con riferimento ai traffici nell'area del Mar Mediterraneo e dell'Europa continenatale.

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2022-12-20

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V. 2 (2022)

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Topics on Geography of Transport and Logistics ed. by Borruso, Mazzarino, Tadini

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