greenhouse gas emissions

Transmission: Electric delivery trucks from Volvo, Lion get ready to roll in California and Canada

It’s a good day to breathe a bit easier. The number of all-electric trucks headed out to make local deliveries is growing. Whether you’re in Southern California or a major Canadian city, all-electric trucks will be coming your way by the end of 2022, with some going into service by this fall.

Volvo announces largest-ever VNR Electric order, now has over 100 to deliver in two years

Last week we mentioned how Daimler is now taking orders for its new all-electric delivery trucks, the medium-duty eM2...

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IKEA to electrify last-mile delivery in Canada with Lion Electric

IKEA to add Lion Electric electric trucks to delivery fleet

IKEA and its last-mile delivery partner in Canada, Second Closet, will deploy 15 all-electric Lion Electric trucks this fall in Canada.

The vehicles making deliveries for IKEA Canada will operate in Bocherville, Quebec; Etobicoke, Ontario; and Richmond, British Columbia. They are Lion6 heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles and will play a significant role in IKEA’s broader sustainability effort, the company said.

“Electrifying our last mile delivery service is an important step in our journey to...

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What does negative net zero carbon mean?

Negative net-zero carbon. The phrase sounds redundant or oxymoronic. But it is a real thing. You can have less than net-zero carbon emissions if you capture and use emissions that otherwise would be released as greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.

Traditional natural gas moved through pipelines comes from deep underground wells. It is often part of making petroleum.Therefore, even though natural gas burns cleaner and produces fewer emissions than oil, it is a fossil fuel.

Renewable natural gas...

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What is the carbon footprint of a truck?

A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases a person or entity creates through daily activities.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), these gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases. 

Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere to keep the planet warm, but too much can lead to global warming. These gases can take thousands of years to leave the atmosphere, making it vital to manage our individual carbon footprint.

According to the...

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California proposes electric vehicles standard for rideshare companies

California’s quest for a cleaner, greener environment is making its way to the rideshare services like Uber (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT). The California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued a draft proposal Wednesday that calls for nearly all rides in transportation network companies (TNC), commonly known as rideshare services, to be in electric vehicles by 2030.

The Clean Miles Standard is scheduled to be voted on by the full CARB board on May 20.

The report cited the growing need to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-proposes-electric-vehicles-standard-for-rideshare-companies

NGOs Urge IMO to Cut Black Carbon Emissions in The Arctic

Non-governmental organisations are calling on the IMO to seize the chance to immediately reduce climate-warming emissions of black carbon from ships currently using heavy fuel oil in the Arctic by switching them to cleaner distillate fuels, reports offshore energy.

As explained, the switch would ensure a cut by some 44%.

PPR 8

The calls coincide with the start of the virtual five-day meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Pollution Prevention and Response Sub-Committee (PPR 8).

“Manda...

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An inside look at Blume Global’s empty-mile reduction strategies

Blume Global's street turn and domestic reload strategies reduce empty miles.

Whether it’s a container of imports heading from Southern California into the heartland of the U.S. or a family vacation to a theme park, it’s the destination that always garners most of the attention. 

The return trip, meanwhile, usually is forgettable.

But Blume Global is turning what some in the industry may consider a necessary (and costly) evil into an opportunity to save money and reduce emissions, thanks to its domestic reload and street-turn strategies.

Consider this: The ports of Los...

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Rail Roundup: OmniTRAX, Union Pacific news briefs

A photograph of a Union Pacific locomotive.OmniTRAX adds Oklahoma site to its rail development program

Short line operator OmniTRAX is seeking potential customers that would be interested in establishing a facility on the Sand Springs Railway in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.

The location on the Sand Springs Railway is part of OmniTRAX’s rail-ready sites program. The site has about 25 acres near the Sand Springs Railway, which has direct connections with Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) and BNSF (NYSE: BRK). 

Sand Springs Railway runs 32 miles between...

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KCS commits to setting more stringent emission reduction target

KCS committed to setting science-based emission reduction targets.

Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) announced its commitment to set a more stringent emission reduction target that aligns with the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels Tuesday.

Kansas City Southern (KCS) said it submitted a commitment letter to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. KCS did not mention specific emission reduction goals in the statement. However, based on 2018 data,...

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