CSX Wins Climate Leadership Award for Emissions Reduction Program
October 14 2021 - 9:00AM
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate
Registry have named CSX as a 2021 Climate Leadership Award
recipient in recognition of the company’s commitment to reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
CSX earned the prestigious award in the category for GHG
reduction goal setting, which has established the company as a
sustainability leader not only among transportation companies, but
across American industry.
“CSX is proud to receive this recognition, which is a testament
to the commitment of our leadership, the knowledge and skill of our
environmental team, and the daily implementation of our emission
reduction strategies by railroaders across the company,” said Raghu
Chatrathi, senior director of Public Safety, Health and
Environment.
The Climate Leadership Awards were presented to CSX and 24 other
organizations and individuals on October 14 at the 2021 Climate
Leadership Conference.
The awards recognized “exemplary corporate, organizational, and
individual leadership in reducing carbon pollution and addressing
climate change in operations and strategies,” according to the
Climate Leadership Conference organizers.
“Being a climate leader and advocate for ambitious action means
taking the steps today that set up opportunity for the future,”
said Nathaniel Keohane, president of C2ES. “The Climate Leadership
Awards recognize only those that aim high and have plans in place
to achieve their goals. CSX has shown exactly that kind of
foresight and set an example among its peers.”
Specifically, C2ES and The Climate Registry cited CSX’s goal to
reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity by 37.3 percent from 2014
to 2029, which equates to an absolute emissions reduction of 2.5
percent annually. This goal is in alignment with the Paris
Agreement and was validated by the Science Based Target Initiative
(SBTi) in 2020. Units of emissions intensity are metric tons of CO2
equivalents per million gross ton-miles (the movement of one ton of
freight over one mile).
CSX has consistently set and exceeded ambitious GHG reduction
goals through the implementation of locomotive fuel conservation
technologies and the execution of efficient operating principals,
which has made it the nation’s most fuel-efficient Class I
railroad. The company’s sustainability strategy recognizes that the
reduction of GHG emissions has a direct correlation with the
operational efficiencies that drive business success. To learn more
about CSX’s environmental achievements and future aspirations,
review the company’s latest Environmental, Social and Governance
Report at www.csx.com/esg.
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation
company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload
services and solutions to customers across a broad array of
markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural,
and consumer products. For nearly 200 years, CSX has played a
critical role in the nation’s economic expansion and industrial
development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in
the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation’s
population resides. It also links more than 230 short-line
railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major
population centers and farming towns alike. More information about
CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com.
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