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Axworthy Leads Group to Make Freight Transportation More Sustainable
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Publisher:  University of Winnipeg
Date Written:  09/11/2009
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article

The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has embarked on a new study to evaluate opportunities for making freight transportation more sustainable in North America.

Abstract:  WINNIPEG, MB When we head out on the highway we quickly encounter trucks criss-crossing North America in record numbers, transporting everything from fresh produce to furniture and new cars. That traffic comes at an environmental cost: The transportation sector contributes approximately 26% of total greenhouse gas emissions in North America, and at least a quarter of that share is related to transporting freight.

The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has embar...
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