Will reduce GHG emissions by more than 1mn metric tons
UPS recently announced an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corporation to purchase 170mn gallons equivalent of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026.
This is the largest commitment for use of RNG to date by any company in the United States, with a range of 22.5 – 25 mn gallon equivalents per year. RNG is a key part of UPS’s strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025, supporting the logistics leader’s efforts to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its ground fleet 12% by 2025.
“Renewable natural gas, produced naturally from bio sources such as landfills and dairy farms, not only turns trash to gas, but it turns it into clean gas,” said Mike Casteel, Director, Fleet Procurement UPS.
By switching from diesel fuel to RNG, UPS vehicles fueling at 18 company-owned and operated natural gas stations across 12 states will realize a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, as much as 1,074,000 metric tons of GHG over the life of the agreement.
This is equivalent to planting 17,000,000 trees, removing 228,000 cars off the road or recycling 374,000 tons of waste that would otherwise be sent to the landfill.
Since 2009, UPS has invested more than US$ 1bn in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations globally.
