Shifting to electric vehicles and sustainable fuels
The problem: Global transportation harms our climate, accounting for roughly one-quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. The pollution from transportation powered by fossil fuels also harms our health, causing lung disease, heart problems and more than 6 million premature deaths a year.
What we’re doing about it: We’re driving the transition to electric vehicles, sustainable aviation fuels and zero-emission shipping, prioritizing the communities most burdened by pollution. We advocate the use of cleaner fuels everywhere — to save lives and strengthen the global economy.
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Impact by the numbers
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The percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions that come from transportation
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Number of lives saved by 2050 if all new heavy-duty trucks and buses sold in the U.S. release zero emissions by 2040
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Investments in EV manufacturing that have been announced in the U.S. over the last nine years
Our work cleaning up the global transportation system
- Overview
Making sure all new trucks and buses sold are zero emissions by 2035
- Expert Voices
Have questions about electric vehicles? Our clean car expert has answers
- Blog post
A north star for sustainable aviation: science, people and nature
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Online ordering brings warehouses — and pollution — close to home
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Can the global shipping industry clean up its climate pollution in time?
- Initiative
Defending limits on climate pollution from cars and light trucks in the U.S.
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on clean transportation.
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New Report Provides Ports Pathways to Decarbonization, Environmental Justice
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U.S. Electric Vehicle Investments Have Grown to $188 Billion, Almost 200,000 Jobs – New Report
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U.S. Is World Leader in Recent Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Investments
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Ramped connection can help states sustainably scale the grid to meet charging needs
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New EDF report details how Texas’ clean air program can more effectively speed the transition to ZEV trucks
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New Analysis: EPA Clean Vehicle Standards Will Save Thousands of Lives, Protect Health, Slash Air Pollution
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Clean transportation resources
Dig deeper into our work with these resources for researchers, policymakers, journalists and communities.
- Website
Fleet Electrification Solutions Center
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New year, new car? How to save money on an EV in the U.S. in 2024
- Fact sheet
Driving change: How electric vehicles are benefiting people across the U.S.
- Blog post
This registry could jump-start global production of sustainable aviation fuels
- Fact sheet
Electric school buses: Good for the environment and the bottom line (PDF)
- Report
Clean Trucks, Clean Air, U.S. Jobs (PDF)
Our clean transportation experts
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Jason Mathers
Associate Vice President, Zero-Emission Truck Initiative
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Marie Cabbia Hubatova
Director, Global Shipping
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Glenda Chen
Senior Analyst, Global Transport
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Angie Farrag-Thibault
Associate Vice President, Global Transportation
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Pedro Piris-Cabezas
Senior Director, Global Transportation / Lead Senior Economist
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Peter Zalzal
Distinguished Counsel & Associate Vice President, Clean Air Strategies
Staff perspective
To protect our climate and the health of people around the globe, a rapid shift to zero-emission transportation is non-negotiable.
Larissa Koehler
Director, Vehicle Electrification and Senior Attorney
Media contact
Erica Fick
(213) 435-7160 (office)