Norfolk Southern Corporation launched RailGreen, a first-of-its-kind solution enabling customers to reduce emissions from their freight rail shipments.
"Rail is already the most sustainable way to transport goods over land. RailGreen takes emissions savings to the next level," says Ed Elkins, Norfolk Southern EVP and chief commercial officer. "RailGreen reduces customers' emissions, increases our biofuel use and solves a long-term industry challenge."
Key takeaways:
- Shipping by rail vs. truck reduces emissions 75% on average. Freight customers can address the remaining 25% of emissions through RailGreen.
- Norfolk Southern's biofuel use is third-party certified, generating RailGreen certificates.
- Customers can purchase these certificates to apply toward their supply chain emissions.
- As customers purchase certificates, Norfolk Southern acquires more low-carbon biofuel for use across its operations.
- RailGreen is designed to be scalable across multiple lanes in Norfolk Southern's network, allowing shippers to integrate sustainable solutions wherever they move freight on rail.
- The RailGreen process uses 123Carbon's blockchain-backed Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs) to certify that each ton of reduced CO₂e is uniquely tracked to prevent double counting.
"We are proud to partner with Norfolk Southern to deliver verified, transparent emissions reduction to the freight rail industry. RailGreen represents a groundbreaking shift by providing real, measurable supply chain decarbonization for freight rail. Our blockchain-backed Environmental Attribute Certificates ensure every ton of reduced CO₂e is uniquely tracked and accounted for, providing shippers with confidence and credibility needed to meet their sustainability goals," says Jeroen Van Heningen, managing director, 123Carbon.
