Zero Emission Bus Rapid-deployment Accelerator

The Issue

Ensure that all future buses in Latin America are zero-emission

Public transit is a key mode of low-carbon, affordable, and accessible mobility, especially in Latin America, one of the world’s most urbanized regions. But urban bus fleets used by hundreds of millions of citizens are still powered by high-polluting diesel engines, which are responsible for large shares of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other pollutants. For cities to address these challenges, zero-emission buses are a crucial tool, delivering not only tremendous GHG reductions, especially when coupled with Latin America’s increasingly low-carbon electricity grid, but also drastically improving urban air quality. Zero-emission buses also allow for considerable financial gains, thanks to reduced operational and maintenance costs.