{"id":884,"date":"2023-07-26T09:39:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T01:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/port-of-tacoma-advances-carbon-neutrality-target-by-a-decade\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T09:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T01:39:07","slug":"port-of-tacoma-advances-carbon-neutrality-target-by-a-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/port-of-tacoma-advances-carbon-neutrality-target-by-a-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Port of Tacoma advances carbon neutrality target by a decade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Port of Tacoma Commission has voted unanimously to phase out <\/p>\n

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the port\u2019s direct control by 2040, <\/p>\n

advancing its target from 2050.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Port<\/p>\n

The commission examined Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions, which include <\/p>\n

direct emissions from port-owned and managed buildings and vehicles, as well as <\/p>\n

power purchased for port operations.<\/p>\n

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This is in contrast to Scope 3 emissions, which come from sources that the <\/p>\n

port does not directly control, such as cargo ships, drayage trucks, and <\/p>\n

facilities leased to private enterprises.<\/p>\n

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Deanna Keller, Port of Tacoma Commission President, said: \u201cThe port takes <\/p>\n

seriously our commitment to the environment and clean air.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAccelerating our net zero emission target gives us an opportunity to <\/p>\n

demonstrate climate leadership and take action where we have direct <\/p>\n

control.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Strategies for port-controlled assets include purchasing electric vehicles, <\/p>\n

replacing natural gas in buildings with electricity, and buying renewable fuels <\/p>\n

to displace fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

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The Port of Tacoma could also purchase offset credits for remaining <\/p>\n

emissions that can\u2019t be eliminated by other measures.<\/p>\n

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The port\u2019s effort is part of the regional Northwest Ports Clean Air <\/p>\n

Strategy for phasing out seaport-related emissions.<\/p>\n

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Port of Tacoma is a managing member of The Northwest Seaport Alliance <\/p>\n

(NWSA), which oversees container operations in both Tacoma and Seattle.<\/p>\n

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The NWSA is responsible for much of the Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions that <\/p>\n

occur in Tacoma Harbour, and the NWSA\u2019s Environmental Working Group is <\/p>\n

contemplating accelerating Scope 1 and Scope 2 objectives in a similar <\/p>\n

manner.<\/p>\n

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In addition, the Port of Tacoma is collaborating with the NWSA to minimise <\/p>\n

Scope 3 emissions through projects such as the Husky Terminal Shore Power <\/p>\n

project and the South Intermodal Yard Electric Yard Tractor Project.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

This month, NWSA applauded the launch of the Puget Sound Zero-Emissions <\/p>\n

Truck Collaborative (Collaborative).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Port of Tacoma Commission has voted unanimously to phase out greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the port\u2019s direct control by 2040, advancing its target from 2050.The commission examined Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions, which include direct emissions from port-owned and managed buildings …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"hj_lang":[3],"class_list":["post-884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=884"},{"taxonomy":"hj_lang","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hj_lang?post=884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}