Norfolk Southern Corporation has launched what it said is a first-of-its-kind solution enabling customers to reduce emissions from their freight rail shipments.
The launch of RailGreen makes Norfolk Southern the only freight railroad in the world to offer verified certificates for reducing supply chain emissions, the railroad said.
Shipping by rail versus truck reduces emissions 75% on average. Freight customers can address the remaining 25% of emissions through RailGreen. Emissions within a company’s supply chain are one of the hardest to track and tackle.
RailGreen was developed in collaboration with 123Carbon.
“Rail is already the most sustainable way to transport goods over land. RailGreen takes emissions savings to the next level,” Norfolk Southern EVP & Chief Commercial Officer Ed Elkins said in a release. “RailGreen reduces customers’ emissions, increases our biofuel use and solves a long-term industry challenge.”
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.
