By Paul Hammel
LINCOLN — Public input is being sought on strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from transportation in Nebraska.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law two years ago, requires each state to devise a plan, in conjunction with the state’s metropolitan planning organizations, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector.
The act also provides funding for such state strategies.
So the Nebraska Department of Transportation is soliciting ideas online for the plan, which must be completed by Nov. 15.
In Nebraska, the transportation sector is the second largest source of carbon emissions in the state, ranking behind the electric generation.
Transportation activities that contribute to carbon emissions include the burning of fossil fuels in vehicles and infrastructure-related emissions, such as from road construction and street lighting.
The NDOT, in a press release, said it has completed internal research and has reviewed its existing policies and activities concerning carbon reduction. It has consulted with Nebraska’s four metropolitan planning agencies and “institutional partners,” NDOT said.
A survey for the public to fill out has been posted at: dot.nebraska.gov/travel/carbon-reduction-strategy-crs/