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PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRADE AND LOGISTICS
Creating a greener future
Industry partnerships drive sustainability agenda
By Amy Wunderlin
Clean energy is a growing priority across the Pacific Northwest( PNW), with some of the most innovative green initiatives calling the region home. Named a Regional Clean Hydrogen
Hub by the Department of Energy in 2023, the PNW leverages a host of clean energy and technology companies producing alternative fuel sources, such as sustainable aviation fuels and nuclear energy production.
State-mandated regulations aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are also moving the region forward. In 2021, Washington State adopted California’ s Advanced Clean Truck( ACT) rule, which requires manufacturers to increase sales of zero-emission medium- and heavyduty trucks by 7 %, beginning with 2025 models.
“ Washington has become a hub for clean energy in a lot of ways,” said Toshiko Hasegawa, president of the Port of Seattle Commission and managing member co-chair of Northwest Seaport Alliance( NWSA).
“ There are a lot of things that have gotten federal funding and state funding and projects that are just beginning now, and we need to build the infrastructure that will be able to accommodate this special kind of cargo.”
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