The North Texas Electric Transportation Compact was created this year to provide a mechanism for governments, large employers and educational institutions to reduce transportation-related emissions through the electrification of their scope 3 emissions and the reduction of employee travel through telework. Some examples are extraction and production of purchased materials; transportation of purchased fuels; and use of products and services.

The public/private partnership of government, large employers and educational institutions to reduce transportation-related emissions in intended to achieve a healthier future and promote economic vitality for North Texas through the reduction of air pollution to prepare the region as it moves from non-attainment designation to "severe" by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Actions include fleet electrification, the transition of employees to electric vehicles by providing workplace charging and programs, reducing employee travel through telecommuting and other strategies and conducting a greenhouse gas inventory.

Benefits include reductions in greenhouse gas, better positions to compete for federal alternative fuel funding programs, connection to resources to advise on fleet transitions, long-term financial savings by reducing fleet fuel and maintenance cost, transportation-related cost savings for employees, cooperation and information exchange with other partners and monetization of collective emissions reductions.

For more information, visit txetraorg.