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Quick pit stops: A challenge for zero-emission planes?
Analyzes the charging and refueling speeds needed for zero-emission aircraft to match the gate turnaround times of conventional aircraft.
Run, Australia, run! Catch up with leading markets in decarbonizing light-duty vehicles
When Australia sets light-duty vehicle fuel efficiency or CO2 emission standards, it’s critical for climate goals that they align with world-class standards and start as early as possible.
Beyond Europe: Are there ambitious electrification targets across major markets?
A recent string of voluntary electrification targets set by large car manufacturers could be the start of more ambitious global announcements in the future, if major vehicle markets other than Europe set regulations to drive accelerated adoption of zero-emission vehicles.
To put the United States on track to reach 50% electric vehicle sales in 2030, cut the greenhouse gas target in half
Making the next round of standards at anything less stringent would mean leaving climate benefits on the table
Whose BEV is it anyway? New registrations and disparities across Europe
The breakdown of new registrations of battery electric cars reveals much about which groups benefit from incentive programs.
Money makes the world go electric: Why the U.S. government should invest in the electric vehicle industry
Argues that the U.S. would reap many economic benefits, in addition to global leadership in electric vehicles, if it were to invest smartly in the electric vehicle industry.
What to expect when expecting electric airplanes
Assesses the potential of battery-powered aircraft to replace regional, narrowbody, and widebody aircraft.
Plug-in hybrids: Friend and foe in Canada’s climate quest
The prevalence of plug-in hybrids in the electric vehicle stock has an important impact on GHG emission trends over time.
Revamping the federal EV tax credit could help average car buyers combat record gasoline prices
The federal EV tax credit is not yet an idea whose time has passed. Just the opposite. It’s a double-edged policy tool that will advance key environmental and economic aims while helping pretty ordinary Americans deal with rising gasoline prices and a rising cost of living. Now is the time to extend it, with prudent changes, as part of the reconciliation package.
The G7 gets serious about decarbonizing road transportation
With everything else going on, you might have missed that the G7 ministers of climate, energy, and environment met in late May in Berlin and issued what is arguably the group’s strongest statement to date. The 39-page communiqué didn’t shy away from difficult questions. The ministers took strong stances on a range of topics bearing […]
Flying on the Grid
Argues that unless alternative aviation fuels are produced using additional and renewable electricity, their use will not necessarily decarbonize aviation and could actually increase aviation’s GHG emissions.
New legislation in Chile shows climate leadership
Chile’s recent spate of progressive legislation on transportation and energy is establishing the country as a climate policy leader among Latin American and other emerging economies.
