Class I railway company based in Canada Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) today released an updated CO2 emissions calculator for its combined rail network in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
CPKC asks users to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings when comparing CPKC railroads to traditional long-distance rail services.
The updated version of the calculator includes new features such as custom shipping details to calculate routes across CPKC’s rail network and commodity-specific greenhouse gas emissions.
CPKC said the calculator also provides information on road safety and other public benefits of shipping CPKC’s rail freight services.
Keith Creel, President and CEO of CPKC, highlighted the impact the emissions calculator will have across the region: “This calculator will help our customers across North America make informed decisions about freight transportation options that align with their own climate-related strategies and benefit the environment.”
“CPKC believes that meaningful climate action involves collaboration, partnership and engagement with our customers and other stakeholders. By updating our carbon calculator to cover our entire combined network, our customers can be part of CPKC’s sustainability journey from the start.”
According to the European Environment Agency (EEA)“Rail is the most energy-efficient means of transport in passenger transport” and in freight transport “trucks consume significantly more energy per tonne-kilometer than rail or ship traffic”.
In addition, the launch of the issuance tool is consistent with CPKC’s commitment to developing a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Aligning towards a 1.5⁰C future and supporting the global economy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
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