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Governments, including national, subnational, and local jurisdictions, now make up 50% of all ZEV Declaration signatories.
London is the newest signatory to the ZEV Declaration
London becomes the latest city to sign the Zero Emission Vehicles Declaration, striving to convert its entire fleet of cars and vans to zero-emission vehicles by 2035 and to incentivize the transition to ZEVs as soon as possible. This is the latest in a series of steps by London to support the adoption of electric vehicles and reduce air pollution from road transport.
Accelerating to Zero (A2Z) Coalition Launches at COP27 to Drive Global Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles
World’s largest transportation coalition includes over 200 signatories of governments and private sector stakeholders to supercharge transportation emissions ambitions initiated at COP26 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 17 November 2022 – Today the Accelerating to Zero (A2Z)...
Introducing Accelerating to Zero Coalition
Zero-emission vehicles gain traction in Mexico
During last’s year’s United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Mexico signed the COP26 Declaration and agreed to work toward accelerating the transition to 100% zero-emission car and van sales globally by 2040, and no later than 2035 in leading markets. Since then, Mexico has taken several important steps to help achieve that ambition.
California is strongly committed to phasing out conventional cars by 2035
Since signing the COP26 Declaration a year ago, California has further strengthened its policies to end the sale of new conventional combustion engine passenger cars, light trucks, and SUVs in the state by 2035. On August 25, 2022, the California Air Resources Board...
Leading automakers ramp up electrification plans
More and more automakers are electrifying their fleets. As of October 2022, 19 of the 23 largest manufacturers in the world had announced a voluntary electric vehicle target; their goals would electrify more than half of new passenger cars and vans in six auto markets...
Five insights from recent electrification wins
This article was originally posted on DriveElectricCampaign.org, and authored by Dr. Monica Araya, Electrification Advocate, ClimateWorks Distinguished Fellow & Rebecca Fisher, Drive Electric Campaign Director Electrification has been making headlines this...