An Action Plan for Rail Energy and Emissions Innovation

Details

• Creators:
  Popovich, Natalie ; Johnsen, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Energy ; United States. Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development ; United States. Environmental Protection Agency
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Guidelines
  • Energy
  • Exhaust gases
  • Polluting gases
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Climate change
  • Sustainable transportation
  • Transportation planning
  • Rail (Railroads)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOE/EE-2865
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/kep3-z984
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Contracting Officer:
  Berube, Michael; Simon, Karl; Pelosi, Alexis; Shikany, Ann
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The Action Plan for Rail Energy and Emissions Innovation proposes actions to reduce and nearly eliminate emissions in the U.S. rail sector, in line with the U.S. economy-wide goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. It also proposes actions to leverage the rail system to reduce emissions from other modes. The national goal of achieving a zero-emission freight system by 2050 draws our attention to the fact that freight transport cannot be addressed simply mode by mode, but it should instead be treated as an interdependent system. This is especially true when pursuing decarbonization. This action plan presents how both rail transport and decarbonization intersect with our national transportation decarbonization blueprint, the decarbonization of the freight system, and national transmission goals. The intended audience of this report is the stakeholders who will advance rail decarbonization in a just and economical way by propelling the suite of actions listed here. This includes government at all levels, rail companies, locomotive manufacturers, labor unions, Amtrak, and more.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79308/dot_79308_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 18.57 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Transportation Resilience and Vulnerability Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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