The State of Freight: Understanding greenhouse gas emissions from goods movement in Canada

• Other Authors: Plumptre, Bora (Author), Angin, Eli (Author), Zimmerman, Dianne (Author)
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Pembina Foundation 2017
• Subjects: transportation industry > trucking industry; Newfoundland; Canada; British Columbia; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: https://digital.library.yorku.ca/yul-1121718/state-freight-understanding-greenhouse-gas-emissions-goods-movement-canada

A detailed examination of the factors driving the increase of emissions from goods movement, and the complex of federal, provincial, and municipal programs and legislation. The report makes a convincing case for the importance of this issue: Freight (defined as road, rail, ship and plane), accounted for 10.5 per cent of total emissions in Canada in 2015; freight is the fastest-growing segment of the transportation sector, and the transportation sector is the second highest source of emissions in Canada – and the largest sectoral source of emissions in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The report identifies as the key opportunities to reduce emissions: carbon pricing and the forthcoming federal Clean Fuel Standard; Phase 2 heavy-duty vehicle efficiency regulations Continued rollout and adoption of efficiency technologies; Build-out of fuelling infrastructure - biofuels, natural gas , electric and hydrogen; and integration of goods movement into regional and municipal land use planning.