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SmartWay Transport Partnership

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Description

The SmartWay Transport Partnership is a voluntary collaboration between U.S. EPA and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution. The EPA has established incentives for fuel efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. SmartWay Transport Partners lead the way towards a cleaner, more efficient transportation future by adopting fuel-saving strategies that increase profits and reduce emissions -- a "win-win" opportunity for all.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this partnership is to improve the environmental performance and fuel efficiency of the US freight sector (truck & rail) through the use of a voluntary market incentive system and to encourage retailers/end users to choose trucking and/or rail companies that are environmental leaders in their respective industry segments.

Results / Accomplishments

By 2012, the SmartWay Transport Partnership will cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 33 to 66 million metric tons per year, and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by up to 200,000 tons per year. It will save about $9 billion in fuel costs and as much as 150 million barrels of oil per year-enough oil to heat 17 million houses for 1 year. This is the same as removing up to 12 million cars off the road annually.

For a list of current partners, see http://www.epa.gov/otaq/smartway/partners.htm.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
US Environmental Protection Agency
Primary Contact
Mitch Greenberg
SmartWay Transport Partnership
2000 Traverwood
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(202) 343-9269
greenberg.mitchell@epa.gov
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/smartway/index.htm
Topics
Environmental Health / Air
Organization(s)
US Environmental Protection Agency
Date of publication
2006
Date of implementation
2004
Location
USA
Additional Audience
Freight Companies

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  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.