WASHINGTON: Diesel emissions from trucks serving the Port of Oakland dropped 98% in the past decade while ship emissions fell 75%, according to the port. In 2008 the port committed to reducing seaport-related diesel health risk by 85% by 2020.
An inventory found a 76% decrease in total diesel emissions at the Oakland Seaport. “The reduction in seaport diesel emissions is important because it’s closely related to reducing health risk for our neighboring communities,” Richard Sinkoff, the port’s director of environmental programs and planning, said in a news release.
Overall diesel particulate emissions decreased from 261 tons in 2005 to 63 tons in 2015. The port and environmental consultant Ramboll Environ compiled and calculated emissions data for 2015 from ships, harbor craft, cargo handling equipment, trucks, and locomotives.
