白宫推广减排计划。DOT 表示，16 个以港口为中心的项目将从其港口设施卡车排放量减少计划中获得近 1.5 亿美元。
美国运输部宣布为港口和供应链走廊提供拨款，这是白宫推进零排放货运格局战略的一部分。
DOT 于 4 月 24 日表示，16 个以港口为中心的项目将从其港口设施卡车排放量减少计划中获得近 1.5 亿美元。这些资金由联邦公路管理局管理，旨在改善空气质量并对商业港口附近或相邻地区进行现代化改造。
“当卡车司机在港口闲置数小时时，这对司机、供应链和附近受到空气污染冲击的社区都是不利的，”交通部长皮特·布蒂吉格说。“我们今天宣布的投资将节省卡车司机的时间和金钱，帮助港口减少拥堵和排放，同时让工人和社区的空气更适宜呼吸。”
该部门最近的行动是拜登总统旨在减轻国内温室气体排放源的全面举措的核心。根据白宫 4 月 24 日提供的背景信息：“这项全政府战略包括今天宣布的新联邦投资、继续与利益相关者就零排放货运基础设施进行接触以及即将针对每个货运部门制定的行动计划。”卡车司机在港口停工数小时，对司机、供应链和受空气污染影响最大的附近社区都是不利的。交通部长皮特·布蒂吉格。
具体来说，政府的目标是支持白宫到 2035 年实现能源部门零碳污染，到 2050 年实现交通部门净零排放的目标。“该战略将优先采取行动解决空气污染热点和应对气候危机，调动广泛的政府资源，并体现公众参与和有意义的社区参与，进一步履行总统对所有人实现环境正义的承诺，”白宫解释说。
在与该声明同时举行的活动中，白宫气候政策办公室交通排放高级主管德鲁·科贾克 (Drew Kodjak) 表示：“这是一个持续过程的开始，我们打算在数据收集方面和实践社区方面继续推进这一过程。”联邦公路管理局局长 Shailen Bhatt 主持了此次活动的全体会议：“环顾四周，我们会发现白宫采取了全政府的做法——私营部门和学术界的一些最聪明的人聚集在一起。我完全有信心我们会解决这个问题。”
除了交通部，美国环境保护署还宣布将提供近 10 亿美元的资金，以帮助城市、州和部落机构过渡到零排放前景。“这笔资金将用于支持基础设施，为重型零排放车辆充电、加油和维护，以及劳动力发展和培训，以完成这项工作，”白宫表示。能源部还宣布拨款 7200 万美元建立“超级卡车：充电”计划，旨在促进负担得起且可靠的充电基础设施。
资深国会民主党人对白宫的声明大加赞赏。 “通过减少卡车排放，今天的资金将减少港口污染，改善港口附近社区和港口工人的空气质量，”交通和基础设施委员会排名成员、众议员里克·拉森 (Rick Larsen) (华盛顿州民主党) 表示。“在我所在的华盛顿州，西雅图-塔科马地区将使用部分资金来激励部署多达 58 辆零排放卡车，用于在该地区运输货物。”
上个月，政府的能源和交通联合办公室公布了一份路线图，旨在逐步减少到 2040 年的排放。这项“国家零排放货运走廊战略”被视为一种为机构提供预算信息和实现公私伙伴关系的工具。政府官员表示，他们将依靠该战略来加速采用零排放 8 级卡车。
根据联合计划，“该战略的核心目标是满足货运卡车和技术市场的现状，确定下一步可能的发展方向，并制定一条雄心勃勃的道路，动员各方行动实现脱碳”。
DOT Grant Program Focuses on Commercial Ports
White House Promotes Emissions Reduction Initiative
DOT said 16 port-centric projects would receive nearly $150 million from its Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities program. (Richard Vogel/Associated Press)
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced grants for ports and supply chain corridors as part of the White House’s strategy for advancing a zero-emission freight landscape.
DOT on April 24 indicated that 16 port-centric projects would receive nearly $150 million from its Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities program. The funds, administered by the Federal Highway Administration, are aimed at improving air quality and modernizing areas near or adjacent to commercial ports.
“When truckers spend hours idling at ports, it’s bad for drivers, bad for supply chains and bad for nearby communities that feel the brunt of more polluted air,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “The investments we are announcing today will save truck drivers time and money and help ports reduce congestion and emissions while making the air more breathable for workers and communities.”
The department’s recent action is central to President Joe Biden’s comprehensive initiative meant to mitigate sources of domestic greenhouse gas emissions. According to background information the White House provided April 24: “This whole-of-government strategy includes new federal investments announced today, continued engagement with stakeholders on zero-emissions freight infrastructure and forthcoming action plans on each of the freight segments.”
When truckers spend hours idling at ports, it’s bad for drivers, bad for supply chains and bad for nearby communities that feel the brunt of more polluted air.Pete Buttigieg, secretary of transportation
Specifically, the government’s aim is to support the White House’s goals for a carbon pollution-free energy sector by 2035 and for arriving at net-zero emissions from the transportation sector by 2050. “The strategy will prioritize actions to address air pollution hot spots and tackle the climate crisis, mobilizing a broad range of government resources, and reflect public participation and meaningful community engagement, furthering the president’s commitment to environmental justice for all,” the White House explained.
At an event coinciding with the announcement, Drew Kodjak, senior director for transportation emissions at the White House climate policy office, observed: “This is the start of an ongoing process that we intend to continue both in the data collection side and also in the community of practice.” Shailen Bhatt, administrator at the Federal Highway Administration, moderated a plenary session at the event: “If we look around, we’re at the White House with a whole-of-government approach — some of the brightest minds in the private sector, academia coming together. And I am just completely confident that we are going to solve this problem.”
In addition to DOT, the Environmental Protection Agency announced nearly $1 billion in funding availability to assist cities, states and tribal agencies transition to a zero-emission outlook. “The funding will support infrastructure to charge, fuel and maintain heavy-duty, zero-emission vehicles along with workforce development and training to get this work done,” per the White House. The Department of Energy also announced $72 million to establish a “SuperTruck: Charged” program designed to facilitate affordable and reliable charging infrastructure.
Senior congressional Democrats touted the White House’s announcement. “By reducing truck emissions, today’s funding will reduce pollution at ports and improve air quality for communities near ports and port workers,” said Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ranking member. “In my state of Washington, the Seattle-Tacoma region will use some of the funding to incentivize deployment of up to 58 zero-emission trucks that will be used to transport freight in the region.”
Last month, the administration’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation unveiled a road map to incrementally reduce emissions through 2040. This “National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy” is viewed as a tool to inform budgets for agencies and enable public-private partnerships. Administration officials said they would rely on the strategy to accelerate adoption of zero-emission Class 8 trucks.
“A core objective of the strategy is to meet freight truck and technology markets where they are today, determine where they are likely to develop next, and set an ambitious pathway that mobilizes actions to achieve decarbonization,” according to the plan from the Joint