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Brussels’ emission-counting scheme impractical, says trade groups

European forwarder’s group Clecat, the  European Shippers' Council and the European Express Association have welcome a European plan for a common framework for calculating emissions but warn that they have serious concerns over its practicality and effectiveness. They says that the CountEmissions EU initiative would enable transport operators to accurately calculate, monitor and compare their emissions and give customers an estimate of the carbon footprint for different transport and delivery options. However, ... [+]