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Clean transportation

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.

Impact by the numbers

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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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    Amount that’s been invested in EV manufacturing in the U.S. over the last eight years

Our work cleaning up the global transportation system

Updates

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Clean transportation resources

Dig deeper into our work with these resources for researchers, policymakers, journalists and communities.

Our clean transportation experts

We bring wide-ranging perspectives and skills to making transportation cleaner. Meet some of the people who make it happen.

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

(512) 691-3406 (office)

(213) 435 7160 (mobile)