IRU Green Compact Survey Report 2026

22 Oct 2026

IRU Green Compact Survey Report 2026

This IRU Intelligence Briefing – the second edition of the Green Compact Survey Report and produced in collaboration with Trimble’s Transport & Logistics business segment – examines how operators are decarbonising in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Australia.

It combines the latest regulatory developments in Brazil, China, the EU, India and the US with the views of operators themselves.

The findings show that decarbonisation advances where it makes commercial sense.

Nine in ten European operators already take at least one action to cut emissions, but only around four in ten Western European operators have set a target or can put a figure on what they emit.

What moves operators is financial feasibility, not mandates: a customer price premium and government incentives rank far above regulation.

In Europe, the upfront cost of vehicles has now overtaken infrastructure as the leading barrier to the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles.

Renewable diesel leads operators’ plans in every region, while battery-electric intent runs ahead of adoption, concentrated among larger operators on regional routes.

The pace of what comes next will depend on who bears the costs of vehicles and energy once the relatively easier gains have been made.

Price EUR 390

Who is it for?

What is it for?

Benchmark

Benchmark your decarbonisation progress against operators in Western and Eastern Europe and Australia

Anticipate market trends and evolutions

Anticipate market trends in fuels, fleets and charging

Establish the enabling conditions and practical solutions.

Assess the enabling conditions (energy availability, operational feasibility and business case) and explore practical solutions

Policy

Examine the impact of new policies, from ETS2 and CO₂-based tolls to CountEmissionsEU

Make informed future-oriented decisions

Make informed, future-oriented decisions

Empower your decisions with the latest insights into operators’ decarbonisation journeys and the enabling conditions required – plan smartly, invest wisely.

Full 94-page briefing contents:

  • Chap 1: Introduction
  • Chap 2: Carbon emissions: context
  • Chap 3: Decarbonisation regulatory approach by region
  • Chap 4: The IRU Green Compact
  • Chap 5: Efficient drivers: the human side of decarbonisation
  • Chap 6: Efficient vehicles: decarbonising the fleet
  • Chap 7: Efficient logistics: reducing transport energy intensity
  • Chap 8: Collective mobility
  • Chap 9: Alternative fuels: crucial step towards carbon neutrality
  • Chap 10: Enabling conditions
  • Chap 11: Voices from the road: what operators told us
  • Chap 12: Key takeaways

Purchase options

One-time purchase

Buy the Intelligence Briefing as standalone PDF report - zero commitment.

EUR 390

Buy this option

Turn this purchase into as subscription

With the Strategic plan, you get access to this briefing as well as many other actionable data on market trends and regulatory updates available exclusively on the IRU Intelligence Platform.

EUR 332.5 per month

Buy this option

New to the intelligence Platform?

The IRU Intelligence Platform is designed for transport operators, shippers, manufacturers, consulting firms, and businesses looking to optimise operations, anticipate market trends, and make informed strategic decisions.

Discover the IRU Intelligence Platform