Amtrak致力于可持续发展
Amtrak致力于可持续发展
Amtrak致力于可持续发展,并采取积极措施改进我们的环境影响。自2010年至今,我们减少了20%的温室气体排放;我们的目标是到2030年,将该数字翻倍。Amtrak计划采取集中措施,如减少我们对化石燃料的依赖,以及购置高能效车队(如在Amtrak Cascades、Amtrak California和Amtrak Midwest Services等州支持服务上运营的充电机车)以实现这一目标,该新Acela车队将于2022年,在Northeast Corridor上开始运营。此外,随着很多客户的生态环保意识逐渐增强,Amtrak将继续告知并引导我们的客户如何乘坐火车出行,助力环保。让客户知情有助于帮助Amtrak和我们的客户对整个温室气体排放做出更大贡献。
值Amtrak庆祝50周年展望未来之际,了解更多我们的可持续发展目标。
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Kara Oldhouser: Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that we put into the atmosphere through our operations, from the exhaust pipes of our locomotives, our forklifts, our trucks, and at the power plants that make electricity for Amtrak. Since 2010, we've been reducing our greenhouse gas emissions because we understand that reducing our fuel use and making our buildings more energy-efficient is a win-win. It helps to reduce our operating expenses, and it's better for the planet. Since 2010, we've reduced our emissions by 20%, and now we've a corporate goal of 40% by 2030. We're going to achieve this through better innovations that we've already started but we can do more of. We've invested in charger locomotives that are more energy-efficient, and they have fewer pollutants that come into the air. We've invested in our Acela fleet which is more energy-efficient. And we've started to educate and build awareness with our customers because we're seeing that customers have changing priorities. In fact, in a recent Amtrak survey, 54% of customers said that they would change transportation types if they knew that it helped the environment. It's important for us to think about what these priorities are and how we can change our operations to exceed our customers' expectations as they align with our company values. We're doing the right thing by informing our customers of how they can make a difference. By reducing our emissions and helping our customers to reduce their emissions, too, we're shrinking our contribution to worsening conditions. I encourage you to stay in touch with Amtrak, look at what we're doing and follow along on our sustainability journey. Because together, the future rides with us.