Rotterdam, green and growing

01/31/20 • 21 min

A big city with CO2-neutral transportation? It's becoming a reality in Rotterdam.

A big city with CO2-neutral transportation? That may sound like science fiction, but it’s becoming a reality in Rotterdam. A trip through The Netherlands’ second largest city shows what governments, companies and residents can achieve when they work together to create green, urban logistics.

Rotterdam is home to Europe’s largest container port. Some 136,000 ships docked in the busy harbor in 2018. Traffic and congestion are also a part of everyday life, making air pollution a major cause for concern. That’s why the city of Rotterdam is working closely with local companies and residents to create innovative and green urban solutions.

In a low-emission tour of Rotterdam, we look at how logistics company DHL is working closely with Rotterdam’s city council to reduce emissions and implement sustainable green solutions. With e-transporters, e-trucks and e-bicycles, the company has already achieved emissions-free, last-mile deliveries.

Reporter: Gaby Pinkner

Host: Deborah Friedman

Editor-in-Chief: Markus Wohsmann

Production: Deborah Friedman

Marketing and digital promotion: Daniel Montua

Living Logistics is produced by the Central Editorial Team and the Digital Communications Team within the Communication, Sustainability & Brand department at Deutsche Post DHL Group in Bonn, Germany.

Jobs & Careers at Deutsche Post and DHL: https://www.dpdhl.com/career

Links:

City Government - Rotterdam: https://bit.ly/35Rbpbl

Port of Rotterdam: https://bit.ly/2u2knFj

Recommendations:

The 500 hidden secrets of Rotterdam, Saskia Naafs: https://www.the500hiddensecrets.com/netherlands/rotterdam

A big city with CO2-neutral transportation? It's becoming a reality in Rotterdam.

Reporter: Gaby Pinkner

Host: Deborah Friedman

Editor-in-Chief: Markus Wohsmann

Production: Deborah Friedman

Marketing and digital promotion: Daniel Montua

Living Logistics is produced by the Central Editorial Team and the Digital Communications Team within the Communication, Sustainability & Brand department at Deutsche Post DHL Group in Bonn, Germany.

Jobs & Careers at Deutsche Post and DHL: https://www.dpdhl.com/career

Links:

City Government - Rotterdam: https://bit.ly/35Rbpbl

Port of Rotterdam: https://bit.ly/2u2knFj

Recommendations:

The 500 hidden secrets of Rotterdam, Saskia Naafs: https://www.the500hiddensecrets.com/netherlands/rotterdam

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Host: Deborah Friedman

Editor-in-Chief: Markus Wohsmann

Production: Deborah Friedman

Marketing and digital promotion: Daniel Montua

Living Logistics is produced by the Central Editorial Team and the Digital Communications Team within the Communication, Sustainability & Brand department at Deutsche Post DHL Group in Bonn, Germany.

Jobs & Careers at Deutsche Post and DHL: https://www.dpdhl.com/career

Links:

Improving employability: https://bit.ly/3a964Q6

SOS Children’s Villages and Deutsche Post DHL Group: https://bit.ly/3abCwRK

Disaster management: https://bit.ly/2QVoo7Q

The UN Refugee Agency – UNHCR: https://bit.ly/30m9Gd0

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Host: Deborah Friedman

Editor-in-Chief: Markus Wohsmann

Production: Tobias Buchwald, Stefan Felten

Marketing and digital promotion: Daniel Montua

Living Logistics is produced by the Central Editorial Team and the Digital Communications Team within the Communication, Sustainability & Brand department at Deutsche Post DHL Group in Bonn, Germany.

Jobs & Careers at Deutsche Post and DHL: https://www.dpdhl.com/career

Links:

TRAILAR website https://www.trailar.co.uk/

International Energy Agency https://bit.ly/2FRtWJX

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) https://bit.ly/2tgSjy9

10 tips on saving energy from Energysage https://bit.ly/2FRxpIF

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Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings - 10th Edition: Save Money, Save the Earth, Jennifer Thorne Amann, Alex Wilson and Katie Ackerly https://amzn.to/2QScuLJ

Our Renewable Future, Richard Heinberg and David Fridley https://amzn.to/387x2G4

Taming the Sun, Varun Sivaram https://amzn.to/2QRlscg