12.03.2020
Artikel Nummer: 31103
US railroad heads for a more sustainable future
Union Pacific (UP) intends to set science-based targets to determine a time-plan and strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
A letter of commitment was submitted to the science based targets initiative (SBTi), which independently assesses corporate emissions reduction targets in line with what climate scientists say is needed to meet the Paris Agreement goals – limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
The company's target will use the SBTi's sectoral decarbonisation approach transport tool, which models targets for direct and indirect transportation emissions. The class I railroad anticipates finalising its target and submitting it for approval to the SBTi within a year. (ben)