NACFE Executive Director Mike Roeth says the council's newest report addresses natural gas as a fuel source and how it could potentially reduce greenhouse gases, while also touching on its short-term benefits to reducing immediate health effects caused by air pollutants like nitrogen oxides and particulate matter.
NACFE notes natural gas has been a common fuel in transportation for decades but recently has experienced a large uptick in interest due to being a lower-carbon fuel than diesel and being cleaner burning (today's natural gas already keep NOx to levels well below California's Omnibus and EPA 2027 requirements).
North American Council for Freight Efficiency
Roeth also adds renewable natural gas in particular is being looked at because of its potential to have a negative carbon intensity when the feedstock is from animal waste. He says RNG availability is growing but its long-term access remain somewhat unknown. He states, “The question is how much of it is there, and how much will transportation get to use?”
In revealing the results of its Confidence Report, NACFE assessment of natural gas was measured.
