Committed governments and companies toexpand and harmonize green freight programs that will generate reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) and black carbon emissions from multimodal goods movement, while also enhancing fuel efficiency and energy security, fostering economic development and innovation in the global freight transportation supply chain, protecting public health and reducing near term and longer term climate change.
Problem Statement: The movement of freight is a major and rapidly increasing contributor of (CO2) and black carbon emissions. Black Carbon, or soot, a key component of Particulate Matter (PM), is a powerful climate forcer (second after CO2) and a dangerous air pollutant with multiple impacts on ecosystems and health – respiratory, cardiac disease, cancer and premature deaths. Motorized transport contributes around 20% of black carbon worldwide.
Objectives: The objective of the Global Green Freight Action Plan is to improve the energy efficiency and environmental performance of freight operations worldwide by:
Stakeholders:
Leadership Group: Canada, United States, International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT), Smart Freight Centre, and Clean Air Asia (under the Climate and Clean Air Coalition – CCAC)
Private sector partners: Leading companies, associations and initiatives which represent freight shippers, logistics providers, and carriers.
Additional partners:World Bank and other CCAC Partners.
Going Forward: The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) is a growing voluntary international partnership, bringing together nearly 90 State and non-State Partners pledged to enhancing global, regional, and national public and private efforts to reduce SLCPs with an initial focus on black carbon, methane and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). As part of its initiative on Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicles and Engines, in November 2013, CCAC Partners endorsed a Call to Action on Green Freight to create broader awareness and encourage participation and engagement. Led by a CCAC Green Freight Steering Group, next steps include:
CCAC Secretariat (UNEP), Helena Molin Valdes Helena.MolinValdes@unep.org
For more information on the Green Freight Action Plan, please see here.
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