In Canada, truck freight accounts for one third of transportation emissions. Every litre of diesel we burn releases about 2.87 kg of CO2e. Across Alberta, that translates to 12.8 billion kg of carbon dioxide emissions from diesel-fired freight transport alone. A 5% increase in fuel efficiency in Alberta’s freight transport industry would create a CO2e reduction of over 640 kilotonnes. That’s equivalent to taking 130,000 cars off the road. Clearly, fuel efficiency means money saved and a better environment.

 
Working Toward Solutions

In 2005, the AGCC was formed through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) and Alberta Minister of Environment and Minister of Infrastructure & Transportation.

As a result of this MOU, the parties agreed to form a joint committee to study and act on methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the commercial trucking industry in Alberta.

Industry sector MOU agreements were outlined as a major GHG initiative and tool in Alberta’s Climate Change Action Plan – Albertans & Climate Change: Taking Action (2002). The AMTA-GOA MOU was the first of its kind signed by an industry sector and the Government of Alberta in the area of GHG mitigation.

We welcome you to explore the Truck Fuel Savings website site to find resources that will help you reduce fuel consumption, whether you run a single commercial vehicle or a fleet of transport trucks.

www.truckfuelsavings.ca

The AGCC is currently made up of volunteer members of AMTA, Alberta Environment, Alberta Transportation & Infrastructure, CF Managing Movement, Climate Change Central, Duckering’s Transport, ECL Transportation, Exalta Transport and Rosenau Transport.

Memorandum of Understanding Documents:   
       Memorandum of Understanding – Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2009 (pdf 34K)        Memorandum of Understanding – Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2005 (pdf 505KB)

AGCC Annual/Final Report Documents:
        AGCC Final Report - 2005/08 (pdf 58K)
        AGCC Annual Report - 2006/07 (pdf 41K)
        AGCC Annual Report - 2005/06 (pdf 48K)