Clean transportation solutions will take us far:
- By 2040, electric cars will cut U.S. climate pollution by 600 million metric tons annually — that's close to what Canada emits in a year.
- Sustainable fuels, along with tech innovation and other upgrades, can drop the carbon intensity of flying by more than 80%.
- The same kinds of innovations could cut shipping’s impact on the climate by 95%.
This journey will lead to big results for stabilizing the climate and for cleaning the air. We're on the move.
Impact by the numbers
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Amount the buyer of a new battery-powered electric vehicle bought in 2030 will save over the car's life compared to a gas-powered car
Our work
With our partners, and with science as our guide, EDF is revealing how transportation’s emissions harm people and the climate — and the boldest ways to change course.
- Interactive tool
How to lighten your carbon footprint from travel in three simple steps
- Overview
Working toward zero-emission trucks and buses by 2040
- Explainer
How our advocacy work could help reduce pollution from planes
- Project
Breathe London: Cutting-edge sensor tech and research pinpoint air pollution
- Project
Study shows how pollution changes over space and time
- Initiative
Reducing emissions from shipping
Our clean transportation experts
We bring diverse perspectives and skills to making transportation cleaner. Meet some of the people representing key parts of this work.
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Andrew H. Darrell
Chief of Strategy, Global Energy & Finance
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Larissa Koehler
Director, Vehicle Electrification & Senior Attorney
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Jason Mathers
Director, Vehicles & Freight Strategy
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Lauren Navarro
Senior Manager, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs
Staff perspective
It is both a social and environmental imperative to clean our transportation system.
Beia Spiller
Lead Senior Economist
Media contact
Keith Gaby
(202) 572-3336 (office)
Clean transportation resources
- Report
Clean Cars, Clean Air, Consumer Savings
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Clean Trucks, Clean Air, American Jobs
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Financing the transition to electric truck and bus fleets
- Report
Clean trucks, big bucks
- Solutions
The green freight handbook: Strategies to reduce emissions
- Report
Sustainable fuels: What shipping can learn from aviation

Take action
Help build a cleaner transportation future by urging Congress to support strong policies that will drive us forward.