THE SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND FLEXIBLE CARRIER FOR THE ENERGY OF THE FUTURE

Rail transport will be essential to transport LNG across the globe, says VTG. In April 2021, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union agreed on a new European climate law and substantially raised the EU’s greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030. At the same time, greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050 – which is at the heart of the Green Deal – was for the first time anchored in law at the EU level. Energy-intensive industries and the mobility sector in particular face huge challenges as a result. Transitioning from processes previously based on fossil fuels demands innovative climate change mitigation technologies and a fundamental systemic transformation. Liquefied natural gas (LNG), for example, harbours potential as a source of energy. Though it is itself a fossil fuel, its combustion gives off far fewer harmful emissions than diesel: around 15% less CO2, alongside 80% less nitrogen oxide, according to the German Energy Agency. In the years ahead, LNG from renewable sources will come onto the market in larger volumes, most of it from outside the EU. And this is where logistics comes in, playing a key role in efficient energy distribution. In this...