The approach has been almost entirely one of dangling incentives in front of users, most notably the Clean Truck Programme, which subsidised the cost of replacing heavy vehicles. Begun in 2006, that alone has cost the port $60m. No official figures are available for the overall cost of the Clean Air Action Plan since its inception in 2006, but it is probably double that.<\/p>\n
Says Lisa Wunder, an emissions specialist at the port: “We have taken into account the state of the economy when offering incentives to customers and tenants. Our most successful measures have been voluntary, such as vessel speed reduction [a maximum of 12 knots within 20 and 12 nautical miles].”<\/p>\n
The latest achievements have been the establishment of a carbon calculator, the first North American port to do so, and becoming the lead port in the carbon footprint group, both under the World Ports Climate Initiative. In February, a Scope 3 calculator was introduced.<\/p>\n
“From the start of the Clean Air plan,” says Lisa Wunder, “the aim has been to tackle the emissions that most affect the neighbourhood and surrounding community and then to move to other greenhouse gases. That is why extraordinary progress in some areas has not been matched in others.”<\/p>\n
California state regulations have complicated, some would say interfered with, plans at the port because of their tendency to outstrip or ignore IMO and national US initiatives. Lisa Wunder is diplomatic about the port’s attitude. “We always prefer to work with international standards so that there are not different standards in different regions and mixed messages. We support broad-scale measures.”<\/p>\n
She notes that as the emissions measures have progressed and general commitment and understanding of the whys and wherefores has improved – among the public, politicians and regulators – so has the nature of the discussion. “A few years ago the talk was all only about air quality. Now it’s efficiency, such as with automated terminals. Everyone realises that if efficiency increases on the landside, so the air quality will improve. “<\/p>\n
The joint Clean Air drive with next door Long Beach is also seen as leading the world in port cooperation. “We speak to ports in Europe and other areas that are just a few miles apart, and their response is that they are so fiercely competitive that they can’t cooperate. Yet, in commercial terms we are just as competitive with Long Beach, striving to outdo each other, but on such a vital community and international issue we are able to cooperate.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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