Canada Delivers Environmental Goods on Freight Transportation
March 21, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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To reduce the environmental and health effects of freight transportation, Canada launched the ecoFreight program, a series of initiatives with $61M in funding.
"Canada's new government encourages the freight industry to join the effort as we all have a role to play in the reduction of emissions from transportation sources, and the development of cleaner transportation systems, practices and technologies," said Canada's Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Lawrence Cannon.
The ecoFreight program is made up of six initiatives, two of which specifically focus on the trucking industry through the removal of regulatory barriers and the reduction of fuel use and emissions.
"The greatest source of untapped energy is the energy we waste, and when we cut waste, we cut emissions and we cut costs," said Gary Lunn, minister of natural resources. "We are helping trucking companies and other vehicle fleets reduce their fuel consumption, increasing their efficiency and reducing harmful emissions at the same time."
The other initiatives target all four modes of transportation (air, rail, road and marine), as well as users of the freight system, by establishing a Freight Technology Demonstration Fund. This will help build and maintain partnerships, provide cost-shared funding and demonstrate the potential of shore-based power.
These initiatives support the government's ecoTransport Strategy aimed at improving the health of Canadians and the environment by reducing the environmental impacts of transportation. They also secure Canada's future prosperity and competitiveness by making critical transportation infrastructure sustainable, both economically and environmentally.
Canada's ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Change will also provide financial support to provincial and territorial projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants.
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The resources for this initiative include $1.5B of new funding. As part of this new program, Canada's government already announced its intention to provide Quebec with $349.9M in funding in recognition of its leadership to protect Canadians from the consequences of climate change.
Source: Transport Canada (TC).