The Massachusetts Port Authority said Tuesday it has planned a series of environmental initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of its operations.

The initiatives would also enhance its environmental stewardship and give customers options that can reduce their impact on the environment.

The initiatives include buying renewable energy credits, taking energy-saving steps, favoring cab drivers using hybrid fuels and making capital investments that will save energy in the long run.

Massport plans to purchase renewable energy credits so that by the end of calendar year 2009, all of the electricity the organization uses for its own operations will be offset through the purchase of those credits. In doing this, Massport will also purchase additional renewable energy credits to offset other carbon emissions, such as those from Massport vehicles. This will allow the operations of the authority to be carbon neutral. It will also exceed Gov. Deval Patrick's 2007 Leading by Example Executive Order to procure 15 percent of the Authority's electricity from renewable resources and beat -- by two years -- the goal of doing so by 2012.

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Source: Boston Business Journal (www.bizjournals.com)