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... 124 A P P E N D I X F Supply-Chain Sustainability Metrics Introduction This appendix presents the broad range of existing metrics for supply-chain performance (as these relate to air quality and GHG emissions) that are in use by shippers and carriers and required or proposed by public agencies.
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... 125 from fleet vehicles. These reporting regimes do not currently encourage shippers to consider their lifecycle emissions.
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... 126 GHG emissions by large private-sector emitters. Transportation emissions from heavy-duty trucks, shipping, aviation, and rail are reported (in total tonnes of CO2e)
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... 127 which transportation is just one aspect. He contends that the multitude of trade-offs and decisionmakers affecting environmental and financial performance obscures causal relationships and makes informed decision making (as well as monitoring)
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... 128 and noise impacts)
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... 129 system. The exception to this is Administration and Enforcement Costs associated with regulation or financial incentives.
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... 130 with vehicle emissions, but may also include secondary emissions associated with energy provision to warehouse operations. Where shippers are in a position to consider lifecycle energy use, lifecycle GHG emissions associated with the entire supply chain (and the proportion of these which are logistics related)
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... 131 Exhibit F-4. Freight transportation impacts metrics.
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... 132 Exhibit F-6. Freight transportation impacts metrics.
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... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005)

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