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LA-Long Beach port officials approve plan to meet zero-emission
LA and Long Beach port and civic officials have approved a plan to meet the demands of zero-emission future at a joint meeting of the two administrations over the weekend.
An overhaul of the San Pedro Bay ports' Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) that provides a new set of strategies for the harbour complex to reduce air pollution from all port-related sources was approved by the governing boards of both ports November 2.
In addition to smog reduction measures, the CAAP update aims to help California meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals, as well as achieve zero emissions for trucks and terminal equipment within the next two decades.
It was unanimously approved during a joint meeting of the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbour boards, reported American Shipper.
"This update to the Clean Air Action Plan is an important step toward our ambitious goal of zero-emissions landside goods movement by 2035," said LA Mayor Eric Garcetti. "I look forward to making even more progress with our partners in the months and years to come."
The deal calls for developing a universal truck reservation system, staging yards, intelligent transportation systems and other efficiency programmes to reduce emissions while improving the flow of cargo.
It calls for the expansion of on-dock rail, with the goal of eventually moving half of all cargo leaving the ports by rail as well as the electrification terminal gear.
The document also calls for the ports to reduce GHGs 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050. The targets add to the ports' existing goals for reducing diesel particulate matter (DPM), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulphur oxides (SOx).
"These new policies and strategies are some of the most progressive air quality rules in the nation," said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said.
An overhaul of the San Pedro Bay ports' Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) that provides a new set of strategies for the harbour complex to reduce air pollution from all port-related sources was approved by the governing boards of both ports November 2.
In addition to smog reduction measures, the CAAP update aims to help California meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals, as well as achieve zero emissions for trucks and terminal equipment within the next two decades.
It was unanimously approved during a joint meeting of the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbour boards, reported American Shipper.
"This update to the Clean Air Action Plan is an important step toward our ambitious goal of zero-emissions landside goods movement by 2035," said LA Mayor Eric Garcetti. "I look forward to making even more progress with our partners in the months and years to come."
The deal calls for developing a universal truck reservation system, staging yards, intelligent transportation systems and other efficiency programmes to reduce emissions while improving the flow of cargo.
It calls for the expansion of on-dock rail, with the goal of eventually moving half of all cargo leaving the ports by rail as well as the electrification terminal gear.
The document also calls for the ports to reduce GHGs 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050. The targets add to the ports' existing goals for reducing diesel particulate matter (DPM), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulphur oxides (SOx).
"These new policies and strategies are some of the most progressive air quality rules in the nation," said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said.
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