INTEGRATING CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRINCIPLES IN DEVELOPING GREEN-BLUE LOGISTIC CORRIDORS FOR A ZERO-EMISSION FUTURE

Chithirai Pon Selvan, Ajita Nayar, Mahesh Raj Nigaraja, Mohammed Sahal

Abstract


This invited paper is a discussion on the intersection of climate resilience, the principle of a circular economy, and sustainable logistics within the context of emerging Green-Blue Logistic Corridors. It will analyse how there is an increasing need to decarbonize marine and land logistics networks and sustain economic and environmental equilibrium. It suggests a system of creating zero- emission corridors by combining artificial intelligence (AI), smart materials, and renewable energy systems in accordance with the goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. The paper identifies opportunities in which AI-based decision platforms, intelligent materials, and circular logistics systems can jointly turn the maritime and inland transport system into an all-climate-ready and carbon-neutral system. 

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Green-Blue Corridors, Climate Change, Circular Economy, Zero Emissions, Logistics.

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