The Port of Long Beach is committed to reducing air quality impacts associated with goods movement. Each year the Port conducts an annual inventory of air emissions from port-related sources, using the latest data and methodologies, to track progress for improving air quality and reducing health risks to surrounding communities, compared to 2005 levels.
In 2011, Port-related 2011, all of the key air pollutants from port-related sources were reduced. In addition to a 75% drop in diesel emissions, smog-forming nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides have been cut 50 percent and 80 percent respectively from 2005 levels. Greenhouse gases were lowered by 23 percent. Meanwhile, containerized cargo activity fell by 10 percent in the same period.
The Port of Long Beach is committed to reducing air quality impacts associated with goods movement. Each year the Port conducts an annual inventory of air emissions from port-related sources, using the latest data and methodologies, to track progress for improving air quality and reducing health risks to surrounding communities, compared to 2005 levels.