The whole transport industry agrees on the need to decarbonize traffic fast. However, there’s confusion on what that means for diesel, renewable diesel and the internal combustion engine. Are their days numbered?

Those who struggle to differentiate between carbon handprint and carbon footprint, or grapple with the concept of life cycle assessment, the following is meant to clarify and contextualize a number of commonly used - but rarely understood - concepts.

It is evident that the clock is ticking to mitigate climate change. Finland’s aim is to become carbon-neutral by 2035. This is a challenging goal that calls for extensive measures.

The adoption of Neste MY Renewable Diesel is part of IKEA’s sustainability strategy which, for example, includes the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of home deliveries.