SHARE Countries including Germany and Canada are hoping for an agreement at the Cop26 climate summit to scrap polluting lorries in favour of electric trucks. The boom in online shopping during the pandemic has led to concerns that increased emissions from heavy-duty lorries will foil attempts to keep global warming below 2°C. With Cop26 drawing closer, discussions are under way about a pact to be presented to world leaders in Glasgow in November which would make zero-emission trucks the norm by 2050. Read More “The e-commerce boom brought on by the Covid pandemic has likely permanently changed our transport needs,” said Cristiano Facanha, the global director of a project called Drive to Zero which backs the push for a deal.