I scream, you scream, we all scream – for higher fuel emission standards

Ben & Jerry’s advocates for more stringent US Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy regulations for freight trucks, noting that transportation accounts for 17% of the company's carbon footprint. The company argues that a 40% reduction in fuel consumption by 2025 is feasible and would reduce freight rates by nearly 7%, potentially saving the average American household $250 annually.

• Transportation, specifically shipping from factories to distribution centers, constitutes 17% of Ben & Jerry’s carbon footprint.
• Heavy over-the-road trucks are the fastest-growing single source of carbon pollution in the US, emitting over 500 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, with truck travel expected to rise 40% by 2040.
• The author contends that the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed fuel economy regulations for freight trucks are insufficient and that a 40% reduction in fuel consumption by 2025 is a feasible and cost-effective alternative.
• Implementing more efficient trucks could reduce freight rates by nearly 7%, lowering costs by $0.21 per mile by 2040, and could save the average American household $250 per year.

APA

Solheim, J. (2015). I scream, you scream, we all scream – for higher fuel emission standards. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-higher-fuel-emission-standards/

Chicago

Solheim, Jostein. I scream, you scream, we all scream – for higher fuel emission standards. We Mean Business Coalition, 2015. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-higher-fuel-emission-standards/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{solheim2015scream, author = {Solheim, Jostein}, title = {{I scream, you scream, we all scream – for higher fuel emission standards}}, publisher = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2015}, month = jul, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-higher-fuel-emission-standards/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }