UK Supply Chains Rely On Truckers

UK Supply Chains Rely On Truckers

Share to Linkedin UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to delegates at the United Nations in New York that the UK will cut carbon emissions by 68 percent from 1990 levels by 2030. "We have the tools for a green industrial revolution," he said. Sure enough, when the Prime Minister returned to London, he found that many cars could no longer operate due to lack of gasoline. That was one way to cut carbon emissions—but probably not what Johnson had in mind when he gave his speech. Traffic is still backed up in London as motorists line up to buy gasoline, a situation reminiscent of the 1970s. With a scarcity of truck drivers to supply gas stations with fuel, Johnson has put the army on standby. British gasoline prices have hit an 8-year high of over $7 per U. S. gallon, or 136. 6 British pence per liter. Price hikes may discourage panic buying, but one London resident told me, "I queued for over an hour on Friday, and it felt surreal… I'm committed to taking the car twice a week to carry groceries. We're all affected, because the taxi-drivers and delivery-drivers are also finding it hard to get fuel.