Pulling The Weight of Heavy Truck Decarbonization

This report by RMI examines strategies for decarbonizing bulk material hauling in the mining sector, highlighting the significant emissions from haul trucks and the need for disruptive technology by 2040 to meet International Energy Agency targets.

• Haul trucks currently emit 68 MtCO2 annually and represent between 30% and 50% of the total energy consumption of a mine. Demand for trucking at these sites is projected to increase due to higher mineral demand and increased ton-km required to transport materials to processing plants.
• To align with the International Energy Agency's 2014 target of a 58% reduction between 2010 and 2050, mining operations may require a nonlinear pathway involving the full decarbonization of hauling via disruptive technology by 2040.
• Investment in partial decarbonization in the near term only delays the need for disruptive technology by three to five years. Consequently, mining companies should prioritize transforming assets where non-truck-based solutions are applicable while seeking R&D and policy support for disruptive innovations.

APA

RMI (2019). Pulling The Weight of Heavy Truck Decarbonization. https://rmi.org/resources/pulling-the-weight-of-heavy-truck-decarbonization/

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RMI. Pulling The Weight of Heavy Truck Decarbonization. 2019. https://rmi.org/resources/pulling-the-weight-of-heavy-truck-decarbonization/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2019pulling, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Pulling The Weight of Heavy Truck Decarbonization}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2019}, month = jun, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/pulling-the-weight-of-heavy-truck-decarbonization/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }