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Highway Cargo Transportation Service Carbon Footprint Emission Coefficient Implementation Plan

  • Date:2019-03-05
  • Update:2019-03-05
  • Department:IOT

Description of plan:

  Corresponding to the demand for the energy conservation and carbon reduction planned by the transportation agency and the implementation of carbon footprint coefficient enforced by Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), the greenhouse gas emission will be investigated for highway cargo transportation operators.

Research result:

  The “Highway Cargo Transportation Service Carbon Footprint Product Category Rules” was compiled. On September 14 2016, it was approved and announced by the examination of EPA. that the Executive Yuan can be used by the cargo transportation operators to apply for the carbon footprint label. In the meantime, we also guided Taiwan Pelican Express Co., Ltd. to apply for the carbon footprint label with EPA and the certification of carbon footprint label was secured in February 2017.

  Developed 10 sets of highway cargo transportation carbon footprint emission coefficient. On January 23, 2017, it was submitted to EPA for including in the “Carbon Footprint Common Coefficient Database”. In August 2017, it was published for using in the calculation of carbon footprint and application for carbon footprint label.

  Developed “Highway Cargo Transportation Service Carbon Footprint Calculation Manual” and convenient calculation tool. In April 2017, it was submitted to Directorate General of Highways for transferring to highway cargo transportation operators for use. On November 11, 2016, we convened “Highway Cargo Transportation Service Carbon Footprint Result Presentation” in the International Conference Room of this Institute for conducting the theme lecture and experience sharing. The meeting comprises about 100 attendants from the industrial, official and scholastic sectors.

Effect of the plan:

  • For the government: Develop the carbon management approaches for controlling over the greenhouse gas emission status of transportation operators.    
  • For the industry: Reduce energy consuming and carbon emission for elevating the image of green industry and international trade competitiveness.
  • For the general public: Support the industry in providing the eco-friendly products and services with consuming action.

The carbon footprint of highway cargo transportationservices was published on EPA website in September 2016.

In August 2017, EPA included the researchresult in its database and published relevant coefficient data.

 

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