LA named leader on climate action

“This is just one more step to show the region, state and country how serious we are about greening and growing the Port of Los Angeles,” said Geraldine Knatz, executive director at the Port of Los Angeles.

The Port of Los Angeles has taken a proactive position to reduce the impacts of greenhouse gases in the surrounding area. It included the impacts of greenhouse gases in its recently-approved Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for its Tra Pac Terminal Project – the first port in the country to include GHG emissions in an EIR document.

The Port has embarked upon an unprecedented array of environmental initiatives. Chief among these is the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP), created in collaboration with the neighbouring Port of Long Beach. The plan addresses emissions created by the trucks, ocean-going vessels, trains, terminal equipment and harbour craft that serve the Port and outline measures that will decrease those emissions by nearly 50% by 2011.